Gryllotalpa africana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 213 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.
September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Molecricket 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate African Molecricket sightings, Johannesburg has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Cape Town (South Africa, under 5%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the African Molecricket that you can see in Johannesburg (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Green Milkweed Locust (about 20%), Garden Locust (about 20%) and Elegant Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Molecricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (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.
