Cheilomenes propinqua
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cheilomenes propinqua sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cheilomenes propinqua in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cheilomenes propinqua sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Cheilomenes propinqua sightings, Cape Town ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Antananarivo (Madagascar, about 30%), Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Cheilomenes
The closest relatives of the Cheilomenes propinqua that you can see in Cape Town (genus Cheilomenes) are Lunate Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Sulfurous Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cheilomenes propinqua is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (104 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.
