Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer

Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer

Leucocelis amethystina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Johannesburg

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

27 Verified sightings at Johannesburg
33 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer in Johannesburg?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 213 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer in Johannesburg?

October and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Johannesburg the best place to see an Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).

Where does the Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (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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