Phymateus viridipes
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Milkweed Locust in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. That is one of Pretoria's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 130 mm in December.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Milkweed Locust sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Johannesburg (South Africa, about 20%) and Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Milkweed Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (63 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.
