Greenhouse Orthezia

Greenhouse Orthezia

Insignorthezia insignis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Durban

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Durban
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Greenhouse Orthezia in Durban?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greenhouse Orthezia sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 401 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 Greenhouse Orthezia in Durban?

March–April and September–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greenhouse Orthezia in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Greenhouse Orthezia?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greenhouse Orthezia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Durban the best place to see a Greenhouse Orthezia?

4th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Greenhouse Orthezia sightings, Durban ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%), Bengaluru (India, about 10%) and Pretoria (South Africa, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Greenhouse Orthezia live in Durban?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Greenhouse Orthezia that you can see in Durban (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Tettigoniella cosmopolita (about 10%), Yellow Raintree Spittlebug (about 10%) and Ndebele Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Greenhouse Orthezia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Greenhouse Orthezia is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (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.

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