Illeis galbula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Illeis galbula, the fungus-eating ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 175 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.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–August, the lowest months. Those are among Royal National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fungus-Eating Ladybird 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 6 parks where we can rate Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Fungus-Eating Ladybird that you can see in Royal National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Large Spotted Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fungus-Eating Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (18 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.
