What are the chances of seeing a Redwart Milkweed Locust in Pretoria?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redwart Milkweed Locust sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th 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.
When is the best time to see a Redwart Milkweed Locust in Pretoria?
February–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redwart Milkweed Locust in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Redwart Milkweed Locust?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Redwart Milkweed Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Redwart Milkweed Locust?
Only Pretoria, in our data
Pretoria is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Redwart Milkweed Locust sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Redwart Milkweed Locust sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redwart Milkweed Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (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.