Elaphinis irrorata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Elaphinis irrorata, the eastern variable fruit chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer that you can see in Durban (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are African Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), Garden Fruit Chafer (about 10%) and Speckled Fruit Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Variable Fruit Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (53 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.
