Lioadalia flavomaculata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lioadalia flavomaculata sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 38 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.
July to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lioadalia flavomaculata in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lioadalia flavomaculata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lioadalia flavomaculata sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Lioadalia flavomaculata 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 Lioadalia flavomaculata is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (38 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.
