Coelophora saucia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Coelophora saucia is a species of ladybird in the family Coccinellidae. Coelophora saucia is endemic to Asia and can be found in India, Japan and the Philippines. It has also been collected in the Indochinese peninsula. It was introduced to Taiwan in order to control aphids (Aphidoidea) which feed on the country's sugar cane crops.
It was first described as Lemnia saucia by French entomologist, Étienne Mulsant, in 1850 from the collections of Frederick William Hope and John O. Westwood in the British Museum of Natural History. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coelophora saucia sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 215 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May, July–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coelophora saucia in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, October and December, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Coelophora saucia sightings, Shanghai ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hangzhou (China, about 10%), Nanjing (China, about 10%) and Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Coelophora saucia that you can see in Shanghai (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coelophora saucia is recorded against all the insects logged in Shanghai (15 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
