Anatis rathvoni
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anatis rathvoni, commonly known as the Rathvon lady beetle or the flying saucer ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta to British Columbia and south to northern California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flying Saucer Lady Beetle sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flying Saucer Lady Beetle in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flying Saucer Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Flying Saucer Lady Beetle sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 20%) and Glacier National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Flying Saucer Lady Beetle that you can see in Yosemite National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Convergent Lady Beetle (about 30%), Western Polished 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 Flying Saucer Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (25 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.
