Asarkina rostrata

Asarkina rostrata

Asarkina rostrata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Addo Elephant National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Addo Elephant National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
May Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asarkina rostrata in Addo Elephant National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asarkina rostrata sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th most-seen of the 198 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.

When is the best time to see an Asarkina rostrata in Addo Elephant National Park?

January, April–May and August–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asarkina rostrata in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–July and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Asarkina rostrata?

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asarkina rostrata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Asarkina rostrata?

Only Addo Elephant National Park, in our data

Addo Elephant National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Asarkina rostrata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Asarkina rostrata live in Addo Elephant National Park?

Same family: Syrphidae

The closest relatives of the Asarkina rostrata that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Epauletted Hover Fly (about 10%), Common Grass Skimmer (about 10%) and Migrant Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Asarkina rostrata sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asarkina rostrata is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (8 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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