Pegylis sommeri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pegylis sommeri, the rose chafer or large wattle chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal), Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wattle Chafer sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wattle Chafer in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Wattle Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Large Wattle Chafer sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Large Wattle 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 Wattle Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (7 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.
