Pet Redhead Roach

Pet Redhead Roach

Oxyhaloa deusta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Johannesburg

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

13 Verified sightings at Johannesburg
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pet Redhead Roach in Johannesburg?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pet Redhead Roach sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 120th most-seen of the 213 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pet Redhead Roach in Johannesburg?

March–May, July–August and October–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pet Redhead Roach in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pet Redhead Roach?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pet Redhead Roach 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 a Pet Redhead Roach?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pet Redhead Roach 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 Pet Redhead Roach sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pet Redhead Roach is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (13 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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