Litopus latipes
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 | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Litopus latipes sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 97th 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.
November to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Litopus latipes in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months. Those are among Cape Town's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Litopus latipes 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 Litopus latipes sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Litopus latipes that you can see in Cape Town (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Figtree Longhorn (about 10%) and Common Metallic Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Litopus latipes 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.
