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Cyphonistes vallatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forkhorn Rhinoceros Beetle sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forkhorn Rhinoceros Beetle in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–September, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Forkhorn Rhinoceros Beetle 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: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Forkhorn Rhinoceros Beetle that you can see in Johannesburg (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Derby's Flower Beetle (about 20%), Garden Fruit Chafer (about 20%) and White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forkhorn Rhinoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (34 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.
