Anatis mali
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anatis mali (also known as the eye-spotted lady beetle), is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to British Columbia, south to Virginia and Oregon. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Riding Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eye-Spotted 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 Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings, Riding Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (7 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.
