Anoplocnemis curvipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anoplocnemis curvipes is a species of sap-sucking insect in the genus Anoplocnemis. They are native to sub-saharan Africa where they are considered a major pest of many types of agricultural plants such as trees and shrubs, including legumes. This has earned them the name leaf-wilter. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Tip Wilter 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.
March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Tip Wilter in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–February, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Black Tip Wilter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Large Black Tip Wilter sightings, Johannesburg ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Large Black Tip Wilter that you can see in Johannesburg (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Gardenia Twig Wilter (about 10%) and Giant Twig Wilter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Black Tip Wilter 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.
