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Cupes leucophaea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cupes leucophaea sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cupes leucophaea in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 110 mm in June.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cupes leucophaea sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cupes leucophaea sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cupes leucophaea that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Spotted Blisterbeetle (about 10%) and Pea Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cupes leucophaea is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (10 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.
