Illeis koebelei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Illeis koebelei, the yellow ladybird beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Assam), Japan, Taiwan and China. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Ladybird Beetle sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 97th most-seen of the 197 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Ladybird Beetle in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. That is one of Taichung's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 330 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Ladybird Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Yellow Ladybird Beetle sightings, Taichung ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tainan (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow Ladybird Beetle that you can see in Taichung (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 30%), Oenopia formosana (about 10%) and Turtle Vein Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Ladybird Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Taichung (11 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.
