Ceroplesis orientalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ceroplesis orientalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1786. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Malawi, Kenya, Gabon, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Togo. It feeds on Acacia decurrens and Acacia abyssinica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ceroplesis orientalis sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th 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.
September to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ceroplesis orientalis in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ceroplesis orientalis sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Ceroplesis orientalis that you can see in Johannesburg (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Xystrocera erosa (about 10%) and Litopus latipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ceroplesis orientalis 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.
