Kheper nigroaeneus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against almost none in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Plum Dung Beetle (about 10%), Amethyst Small Fruit Chafer (about 10%) and Garreta wahlbergi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (104 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.
