Gryllotalpa africana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 174th most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Molecricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate African Molecricket sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Johannesburg (South Africa, under 5%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the African Molecricket that you can see in Cape Town (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Garden Locust (about 10%), Koppie Foam Grasshopper (about 10%) and Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Molecricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (15 verified sightings), 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.
