Coccinella transversoguttata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Coccinella transversoguttata, the transverse ladybird, is a species of ladybird beetle occurring across Europe and North America. It is not to be confused with another species by the same common name, Coccinella transversalis, a widespread species across Australia and Asia.
Adults reach a length of about 5.7–7.3 mm (0.22–0.29 in). The head is black with two large white-yellow spots. The scutellum is black and the elytra are orange-red with 11 black spots. Coccinella transversoguttata transversoguttata Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Transverse Lady Beetle sighting in Denali National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 36 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Transverse Lady Beetle in Denali National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to May, the lowest months. November to February have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Transverse Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Transverse Lady Beetle sightings, Denali National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 40%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Transverse Lady Beetle that you can see in Denali National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are White-Spotted Sawyer (about 20%), Gnathacmaeops pratensis (about 10%) and Spruce Bark Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Transverse Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Denali National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
