Diplognatha gagates
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Nest Chafer sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Nest Chafer in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Black Nest Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Large Black Nest Chafer sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Large Black Nest Chafer that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Cape Flightless Dung Beetle (about 40%), Garden Fruit Chafer (about 10%) and White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Black Nest Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (6 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.
