Seychelles Scale

Seychelles Scale

Icerya seychellarum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nairobi

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Nairobi
30 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Seychelles Scale in Nairobi?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Scale sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 123 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.

When is the best time to see a Seychelles Scale in Nairobi?

February and September–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Scale in Nairobi on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Seychelles Scale?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Seychelles Scale 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 Nairobi the best place to see a Seychelles Scale?

2nd of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Seychelles Scale sightings, Nairobi ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Spain, about 20%).

Where does the Seychelles Scale sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Seychelles Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi (9 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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