Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle

Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle

Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sofia

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

8 Verified sightings at Sofia
179 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
4 Bishkek 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
~20%
5 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
6 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~20%
7 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~20%
8 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
9 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
10 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sofia?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting in Sofia on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sofia?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sofia on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sofia the best place to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle?

27th of 52

Of the 52 cities where we can rate Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings, Sofia ranks 27th at about 10%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 30%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle live in Sofia?

Same family: Coccinellidae

The closest relatives of the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle that you can see in Sofia (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 50%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and 22-Spot Ladybird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sofia (8 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.

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