What are the chances of seeing a Thunberg's Stick Insect in Cape Town?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thunberg's Stick Insect sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 107th 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 Thunberg's Stick Insect in Cape Town?
January–February and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thunberg's Stick Insect in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Thunberg's Stick Insect?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thunberg's Stick Insect sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Thunberg's Stick Insect?
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Thunberg's Stick Insect sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Thunberg's Stick Insect sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thunberg's Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (31 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.