Naphius apicalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Naphius apicalis is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, found in Africa and the Middle East. 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Naphius apicalis sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Naphius apicalis in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Cape Town's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 140 mm in June.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Naphius apicalis 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 Naphius apicalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Naphius apicalis that you can see in Cape Town (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Brown Stink Bug (about 20%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Common Tip Wilter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Naphius apicalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (80 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.
