Yellow Raintree Spittlebug

Yellow Raintree Spittlebug

Ptyelus flavescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Durban

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

27 Verified sightings at Durban
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night 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 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug in Durban?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug in Durban?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Raintree Spittlebug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Durban the best place to see a Yellow Raintree Spittlebug?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Yellow Raintree Spittlebug sightings, Durban ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%) and Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow Raintree Spittlebug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Raintree Spittlebug is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (27 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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