Adalia decempunctata
In 3 days ~20% 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a 10-Spot Ladybird sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a 10-Spot Ladybird in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–October and December–February, 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.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate 10-Spot Ladybird sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. 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%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the 10-Spot Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama 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.
