Parexochomus nigromaculatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May, July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June, August and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
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Of the 2 cities where we can rate Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle sightings, Tel Aviv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lisbon (Portugal, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle 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 Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (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.
