Phymateus viridipes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Phymateus viridipes, also known as the green milkweed locust or African bush grasshopper, is an African locust in the family Pyrgomorphidae (gaudy grasshoppers). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 123 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust in Nairobi on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June and October, the lowest months. Those are among Nairobi's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Milkweed Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Milkweed Locust sightings, Nairobi ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Milkweed Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi (14 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.
