Atrichelaphinis tigrina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Atrichelaphinis tigrina, the tiger fruit chafer or tiger flower chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Angola, South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng) and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger Fruit 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 105th 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.
November to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger Fruit Chafer in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiger Fruit 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tiger Fruit Chafer sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Tiger Fruit 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 Tiger Fruit 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.
