Oncopeltus famelicus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Oncopeltus famelicus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oncopeltus famelicus sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th 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.
February and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oncopeltus famelicus in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oncopeltus famelicus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Oncopeltus famelicus sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Lygaeidae
The closest relatives of the Oncopeltus famelicus that you can see in Johannesburg (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Brooklet Milkweed Bug (about 10%), Haemobaphus concinnus (about 10%) and Melanotelus villosulus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oncopeltus famelicus is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (33 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.
