What are the chances of seeing a Hycleus hybridus in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hycleus hybridus sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Hycleus hybridus in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hycleus hybridus in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Hycleus hybridus?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hycleus hybridus 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 Hycleus hybridus?
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hycleus hybridus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Hycleus hybridus live in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
Same genus: Hycleus
The closest relatives of the Hycleus hybridus that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (genus Hycleus) are Hycleus tinctus (about 10%) and Hycleus svakopinus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Hycleus hybridus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hycleus hybridus is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (16 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.