Phlyctinus callosus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Weevil sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th 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.
February–May, July and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Weevil in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garden Weevil 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 4 cities where we can rate Garden Weevil sightings, Cape Town ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 10%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Garden Weevil that you can see in Cape Town (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Gardenbane Weevil (about 10%) and Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Garden Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (30 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.
