Deropeltis erythrocephala
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Cockroach sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Cockroach in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Headed Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-Headed Cockroach sightings, Table Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Headed Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (113 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.
