Diplognatha gagates
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Nest Chafer sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 298 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.
March–May, July and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Black Nest Chafer in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Black Nest Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Large Black Nest Chafer sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Large Black Nest Chafer that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Zigzag Fruit Chafer (about 10%), White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 10%) and Orange Small Fruit Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Black Nest Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (21 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.
