Halmus chalybeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Halmus chalybeus, commonly known as the steelblue ladybird, is a species of ladybird in the beetle family Coccinellidae and the genus Halmus that is native to Australia. Adult and larval steelblue ladybirds eat a variety of small insects, including but not limited to scale insects, psyllids, whitefly and free living gall mites (Eriophyoidea). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 358th most-seen of the 429 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.
January, April, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steelblue 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Steelblue Lady Beetle sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 20%) and Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Steelblue Lady Beetle that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 10%), Fungus-Eating Ladybird (about 10%) and Henosepilachna vigintisexpunctata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steelblue Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook 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.
