Atrichiana placida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Atrichiana placida, commonly called the velvety east coast fruit chafer, is a species of flower chafer beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the south-eastern coast of Southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 316 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.
January and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Velvety East Coast Fruit Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland 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.
