Azya orbigera
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Azya orbigera, the globe-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Globe-Marked Lady Beetle sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 82 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Globe-Marked Lady Beetle in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Globe-Marked Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Globe-Marked Lady Beetle sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%) and Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Globe-Marked Lady Beetle that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 30%), Spotless Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Globe-Marked Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Venezuela (6 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.
