Chalconotus convexus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plum Dung Beetle sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plum Dung Beetle in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 15 mm in May.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plum Dung Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Plum Dung Beetle sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Plum Dung Beetle that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Coptoeme krantzi (about 20%) and Xystrocera dispar (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plum Dung Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa 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.
