Rhamphorrhina splendens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Rhamphorrhina splendens, commonly known as the regal fruit chafer, is a large beetle of the family Scarabaeidae which can grow to 30mm long. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Fruit Chafer sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Fruit Chafer in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Harare's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Only Harare, in our data
Harare is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Regal Fruit Chafer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Regal Fruit Chafer 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 Regal Fruit Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Harare (5 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.
