Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada

Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada

Oxypleura quadraticollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

42 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
49 In all 2 parks
November Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada in Kruger National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 748 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 Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada in Kruger National Park?

November

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Kruger National Park the best place to see a Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).

Where does the Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (42 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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