What are the chances of seeing a Scarabaeus bornemisszai in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarabaeus bornemisszai sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Scarabaeus bornemisszai in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
December to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarabaeus bornemisszai in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Scarabaeus bornemisszai?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarabaeus bornemisszai sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Scarabaeus bornemisszai?
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scarabaeus bornemisszai sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Scarabaeus bornemisszai live in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Scarabaeus bornemisszai that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Popeye Dung Beetle (about 30%), Kheper lamarcki (about 10%) and Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Scarabaeus bornemisszai sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarabaeus bornemisszai is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (17 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.