Probergrothius angolensis
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Probergrothius angolensis, sometimes known as the Welwitschia bug, is a species of true bug found in the Namib desert and nearby regions. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Welwitschia Bug sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and November–December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Welwitschia Bug in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, March, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Welwitschia Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Welwitschia Bug sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Welwitschia Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (82 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.
