Coccinella californica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Coccinella californica is a ladybird beetle found in California commonly known as the California lady beetle. It has a red elytra that is usually spotless and a mostly black thorax. Its range is the coastal counties north of the Transverse Ranges. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Lady Beetle sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 107 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 and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a California Lady Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. Those are among Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 470 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most California 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 3 parks where we can rate California Lady Beetle sightings, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the California Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (20 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.
