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Meloe lunata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meloe lunata sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meloe lunata in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meloe lunata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Meloe lunata sightings, Addo Elephant National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meloe lunata is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (14 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.
