Platynaspis capicola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platynaspis capicola sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th 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.
June, September and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platynaspis capicola in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platynaspis capicola sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Platynaspis capicola sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Platynaspis capicola 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 Platynaspis capicola is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (28 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.
