Stripsipher zebra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Stripsipher zebra, the zebra wood chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Wood Chafer sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 202nd 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Wood Chafer in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra Wood Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Zebra Wood Chafer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Zebra Wood Chafer that you can see in Cape Town (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 10%), Cape Flatface Rhino Beetle (about 10%) and Garden Fruit Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zebra Wood Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (11 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.
