Margarodidae (ground pearls)

Species in this group

Icerya purchasi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Coelostomidia zealandica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icerya seychellarum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crypticerya rileyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see ground pearls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
3	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Giant Scale			~10%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Riley's Giant Scale Insect			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~20%
	Seychelles Scale			~20%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
2	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~20%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
	Seychelles Scale			~10%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
	Seychelles Scale			~10%
4	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
	Seychelles Scale			~10%
5	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
6	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
7	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
8	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
9	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
10	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
11	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
12	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
13	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
14	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
15	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
16	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~10%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
17	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
18	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
19	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
20	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
21	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
22	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
23	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
24	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
25	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
26	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
27	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			~10%
28	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
29	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
30	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
31	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
32	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
33	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
34	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
35	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
36	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
37	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
38	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
39	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
40	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
41	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
42	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
43	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 4	<5%
	Seychelles Scale			<5%
44	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
45	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
46	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%
47	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Cottony Cushion Scale			<5%

ground pearls

Species in this group

Cottony Cushion Scale

Great Giant Scale

Seychelles Scale

Riley's Giant Scale Insect

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see ground pearls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked