Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Cheilomenes sulphurea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Garden Route National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

37 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026
149 In all 5 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
2 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
~20%
4 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
5 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
7 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
8 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Garden Route National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Garden Route National Park?

September to July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Garden Route National Park the best place to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).

Where does the Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sulfurous Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (37 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.

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