Pegylis sommeri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pegylis sommeri, the rose chafer or large wattle chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal), Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wattle Chafer sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 180th 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.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Wattle Chafer in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Wattle Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Large Wattle Chafer sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Large Wattle Chafer 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 Large Wattle Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (14 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.
