Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle

Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle

Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Warsaw

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

93 Verified sightings at Warsaw
179 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
4 Bishkek 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
~20%
5 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
6 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~20%
7 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~20%
8 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
9 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
10 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Warsaw?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 580 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Warsaw?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. That is one of Warsaw's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fourteen-Spotted 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.

Is Warsaw the best place to see a Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle?

9th of 52

Of the 52 cities where we can rate Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings, Warsaw ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 30%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle live in Warsaw?

Same family: Coccinellidae

The closest relatives of the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle that you can see in Warsaw (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and 22-Spot Ladybird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (93 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.

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