Adalia decempunctata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Adalia decempunctata, the ten-spotted ladybird or ten-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae. The ten-spotted ladybird was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae, its original name was Coccinella decempunctata. Its specific name from the Latin decem "ten", and punctata "spotted".
Varietas include: Adalia decempunctata var. lutea (Rossi) Adalia decempunctata var. quattuorpunctata (Linnaeus) Adalia decempunctata var. octopunctata Müller Adalia decempunctata var. lateripunctata Gradl. Adalia decempunctata var. humeralis Schaller
Adalia decempunctata var. guttatopunctata (Linnaeus) Adalia decempunctata var. decempustulata (Linnaeus) Adalia decempunctata var. bipustulata Herbst Adalia decempunctata is a common Palearctic species found in Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia and western Asia.
Adalia decempunctata can reach a body length of about 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 in). This species is highly variable. Individuals may in fact have a red, orange or brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 6 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 9 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a 10-Spot Ladybird sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 610th most-seen of the 1277 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.
January, April–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a 10-Spot Ladybird in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most 10-Spot Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate 10-Spot Ladybird sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%), Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the 10-Spot Ladybird that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Orange Ladybird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the 10-Spot Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (15 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.
