Exochomus flavipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Exochomus flavipes is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It naturally occurs in Africa and the Palearctic Region, but has also been introduced to North America, where it is now found in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exochomus flavipes sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 264th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exochomus flavipes in Cape Town on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exochomus flavipes 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 Exochomus flavipes sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Exochomus flavipes that you can see in Cape Town (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Lunate Lady Beetle (about 10%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Variegated Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exochomus flavipes is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (6 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.
