Ceroplesis capensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ceroplesis capensis, the cape longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. It's native to South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Longhorn Beetle sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Longhorn Beetle in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cape Longhorn Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cape Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (29 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.
