Macrotoma palmata

Macrotoma palmata

Macrotoma palmata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Macrotoma palmata in Kruger National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Macrotoma palmata sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 430th most-seen of the 748 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.

When is the best time to see a Macrotoma palmata in Kruger National Park?

December and January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macrotoma palmata in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see a Macrotoma palmata?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macrotoma palmata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Macrotoma palmata?

Only Kruger National Park, in our data

Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Macrotoma palmata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Macrotoma palmata sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Macrotoma palmata is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (10 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.

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