Two-Spotted Lady Beetle

Two-Spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
68 In all 6 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Two-Spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata, the two-spot ladybird, two-spotted ladybug or two-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae that is found throughout the holarctic region. It is very common in western and central Europe. It is also native to North America, but its population has declined sharply in many states and provinces. It is commonly introduced and imported as a biological control agent.

The two-spotted ladybird was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae; its original name was Coccinella bipunctata. Its specific name comes from the Latin bi- ("two") and punctata ("spotted").

Adalia bipunctata var. turanica Luis, 1947 Adalia bipunctata is a small coccinellid that can feature any one of a large selection of red and black forms. Some forms are similar to Mulsantina picta, but the two white spots... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkey
~40%
2 Bishkek 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
~30%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
5 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
6 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
8 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
9 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
10 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 416th most-seen of the 597 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.

When is the best time to see a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

June and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sierra de Guadarrama National Park the best place to see a Two-Spotted Lady Beetle?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Two-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%), Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Two-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama 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.

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