Halyzia sedecimguttata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Halyzia sedecimguttata, the orange ladybird, is a species of Coccinellidae (ladybirds) family. Halyzia sedecimguttata is common in Europe, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Asia Minor, Mongolia, Northern China, Japan.
It was formerly uncommon in the Ireland and Britain but the species has established itself over the 20th-century and it is now common in many parts. Common in woodlands, it is more frequent in dry areas, mainly in deciduous woodland (Western European broadleaf forests, Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forest) and in parkland, at forest edges, and on hedges.
Halyzia sedecimguttata can reach a length of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). These beetles have an oval shaped body, rather round than elongated. Compound eyes are black. The antennae are light-brown, quite long and slightly thickened at the end. Their physical appearance is marked by a striking orange colour and the presence of 16 (sometimes less) creamy white large spots on the elytra (eight spots on each elytron). The neck shield usually covers the head and shows orange colored spots... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 9 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ladybird sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ladybird in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Orange Ladybird sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Ladybird that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Ceratomegilla alpina (about 10%) and Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (12 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.
