Polistes marginalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polistes marginalis sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 37 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.
April and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polistes marginalis in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–October, the lowest months. Those are among Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polistes marginalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Polistes marginalis sightings, Table Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polistes marginalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (37 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.
