Calosoma chlorostictum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Calosoma chlorostictum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Dejean in 1831. This species is found in Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Socotra, Cape Verde, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and on St. Helena. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Starred Caterpillar Hunter sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Starred Caterpillar Hunter in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Starred Caterpillar Hunter 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 Starred Caterpillar Hunter sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Starred Caterpillar Hunter is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (7 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.
