Mixed Thorn

Mixed Thorn

Drepanogynis mixtaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cape Town

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

29 Verified sightings at Cape Town
47 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mixed Thorn in Cape Town?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mixed Thorn sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd 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.

When is the best time to see a Mixed Thorn in Cape Town?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mixed Thorn in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mixed Thorn?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mixed Thorn sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Mixed Thorn?

Only Cape Town, in our data

Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mixed Thorn sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Mixed Thorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mixed Thorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (29 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.

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