Dicronorhina derbyana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dicronorhina derbyana, or Derby's flower beetle, is a sub-Saharan species of flower chafer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flower Beetle sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 9 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 and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flower Beetle in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Derby's Flower Beetle 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 Derby's Flower Beetle sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Derby's Flower Beetle that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are White-Spotted Fruit Chafer (about 10%), Green Protea Chafer (about 10%) and Cape Protea Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Derby's Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (9 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.
