Illeis confusa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Illeis confusa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand and China (including Hong Kong). Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Illeis confusa sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 250th most-seen of the 557 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–April, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Illeis confusa in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August–October and December–January, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Illeis confusa sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kathmandu (Nepal, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Illeis confusa that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 30%), Coelophora biplagiata (about 10%) and Hadda Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Illeis confusa is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (14 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.
