Coccinella monticola
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Coccinella monticola, commonly called the mountain lady beetle or Tamarack ladybug, is a species of lady beetle native to the western United States and Canada, south-eastern Canada and New England states. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lady Beetle sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 207 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.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lady Beetle in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. Those are among Olympic National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 370 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mountain Lady Beetle sightings, Olympic National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (69 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.
