Coccinella transversoguttata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Transverse Lady Beetle in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Transverse Lady Beetle sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 40%), Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Coccinella
The closest relatives of the Transverse Lady Beetle that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (genus Coccinella) are Mountain Lady Beetle (about 10%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Three-Banded Lady 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 Grand Teton National Park (29 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.
