Trichostetha capensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Trichostetha capensis, also known as the brunia beetle and the Cape Protea chafer, is an afrotropical species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Protea Chafer sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Protea Chafer in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Protea Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Table Mountain National Park, in our data
Table Mountain National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cape Protea Chafer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cape Protea Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (97 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.
