Phymateus viridipes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phymateus viridipes, also known as the green milkweed locust or African bush grasshopper, is an African locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae (gaudy grasshoppers). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 93 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.
May–June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and July, the lowest months. Those are among Harare's driest months, with almost no rain against 200 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Milkweed Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Milkweed Locust sightings, Harare ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%), Johannesburg (South Africa, about 20%) and Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Milkweed Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Harare (10 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.
