Phonotaenia balteata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phonotaenia balteata sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 175th most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phonotaenia balteata in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months. Those are among Pretoria's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phonotaenia balteata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Phonotaenia balteata sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Johannesburg (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Phonotaenia balteata that you can see in Pretoria (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Derby's Flower Beetle (about 20%), White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 20%) and Garden Fruit Chafer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phonotaenia balteata is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (7 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.
