Coleomegilla maculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Coleomegilla maculata, commonly known as the spotted lady beetle, pink spotted lady beetle or twelve-spotted lady beetle, is a large coccinellid beetle native across the Americas. The adults and larvae feed primarily on aphids and the species has been used as a biological control agent. Based on name connotation and to avoid confusion with other species also called "spotted lady beetle", the most appropriate common name for this species is probably "spotted pink lady beetle".
Over most of its range the species is pink in coloration, except for the subspecies C. m. fuscilabris, which is bright orange or red. Each elytron features six black markings. The thorax is a similar shade of red with two large triangular black... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Pink Lady Beetle in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and July–January, the lowest months. Those are among Saguaro National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 20%), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Pink Lady Beetle that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Convergent Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Pink Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (5 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.
