Leptostethus marginatus

Leptostethus marginatus

Leptostethus marginatus

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Namib-Naukluft National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

11 Verified sightings at Namib-Naukluft National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leptostethus marginatus in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leptostethus marginatus sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Leptostethus marginatus in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Leptostethus marginatus in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Leptostethus marginatus?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Where else can you see a Leptostethus marginatus?

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 Leptostethus marginatus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Leptostethus marginatus live in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Leptostethus marginatus that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Anthracocentrus capensis (about 10%), Somaticus bohemani (about 10%) and Julodis mitifica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Leptostethus marginatus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leptostethus marginatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (11 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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