Gryllotalpa africana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 261st most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July–August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Molecricket in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Molecricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate African Molecricket sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the African Molecricket that you can see in Garden Route National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Leprous Milkweed Locust (about 30%), Garden Locust (about 20%) and Elegant Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Molecricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
