Dicronorhina derbyana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Dicronorhina derbyana, or Derby's flower beetle, is a sub-Saharan species of flower chafer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flower Beetle sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flower Beetle in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. That is one of Harare's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against almost none in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Derby's Flower Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Derby's Flower Beetle sightings, Harare ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Derby's Flower Beetle that you can see in Harare (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Chlorocala africana (about 20%), Marmylida impressa (about 20%) and Cheirolasia burkei (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Derby's Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Harare (12 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.
