Myrrha octodecimguttata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The eighteen-spotted ladybird (Myrrha octodecimguttata), or 18-spot ladybird, is a species of beetle in the genus Myrrha in the ladybird family that lives primarily in pine forests and mixed (deciduous/conifer) forests inhabiting the upper part of the canopy and feeding on aphids. They favour old pines and breed in the crowns of pine trees in Germany M. octodecimguttata also occurs on high bogs (West Siberian Plain, East Siberian taiga)
Adults overwinter in aggregations under peeled-off bark and in crevices at the bases of old pine trunks. It is usually 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a 18-Spot Ladybird sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 264 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.
February–March, May–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a 18-Spot Ladybird in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and October–January, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most 18-Spot Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate 18-Spot Ladybird sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Madrid (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the 18-Spot Ladybird that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Variegated Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the 18-Spot Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (10 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.
