Coccinella trifasciata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Coccinella trifasciata, the three-banded lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It has a broad distribution, including Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, Southern Asia and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Banded Lady Beetle sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Banded Lady Beetle in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Banded 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Three-Banded Lady Beetle sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Coccinella
The closest relatives of the Three-Banded Lady Beetle that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (genus Coccinella) are Transverse Lady Beetle (about 10%), Mountain Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Banded Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (5 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.
