Hetrodes pupus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hetrodes is a genus of South African Orthopterans, typical of the subfamily Hetrodinae, erected by Fischer von Waldheim in 1833. It is a monotypic genus and currently the sole representative of the tribe Hetrodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Corncricket sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Corncricket in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Corncricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Common Corncricket sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Corncricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (39 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.
