What are the chances of seeing a Delta bonellii in Cape Town?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Delta bonellii sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Delta bonellii in Cape Town?
January–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Delta bonellii in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Delta bonellii?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delta bonellii sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Delta bonellii?
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Delta bonellii sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Delta bonellii sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delta bonellii is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (35 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.