Sunflower Seed Bug

Sunflower Seed Bug

Agonoscelis versicoloratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nairobi

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

6 Verified sightings at Nairobi
52 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 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 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sunflower Seed Bug in Nairobi?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Bug sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 123 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 Sunflower Seed Bug in Nairobi?

December and January

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Bug in Nairobi on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sunflower Seed Bug?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunflower Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Nairobi the best place to see a Sunflower Seed Bug?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sunflower Seed Bug sightings, Nairobi ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).

Where does the Sunflower Seed Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sunflower Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi (6 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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