Harmonia octomaculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Harmonia octomaculata is a species of ladybird of the family Coccinellidae. It is found throughout India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Micronesia, and Australia. It is a rare species of ladybird which is about 8 mm long. Elytra is yellowish dark orange in color with black dots.
Adult female lays eggs singly or in cluster of 21 to 52 eggs on both surfaces of leaf, or sometimes on the dead aphid body. Eggs are yellowish, and oval shaped. With the development, the eggs turned to black and later become completely black before hatching. The length of eggs are about 1.25 to 1.37 mm. The incubation period varied from 3 to 4 days. After split open the eggs at the apical portion, grubs starts to wriggled out. The neonate grubs remained on egg case for some time and then moved towards prey for feeding. First instar larva is dark greyish and covered with spiny structures all over the body. Head with shiny dark head capsule. Legs are also darker in color which are comparatively longer and articulated with oval shaped body. Body length of the first instar is about 1.75 to 2.08 mm. Duration of first instar larva varies from 1 to 2 days.
Second instar larva is shining... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maculate Ladybird sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 650th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maculate Ladybird in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Taipei's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 270 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maculate Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Maculate Ladybird sightings, Taipei ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kolkata (India, about 10%), Hyderabad (India, about 10%) and Mumbai (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maculate Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (7 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.
