Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Cheilomenes sulphurea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Table Mountain National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

80 Verified sightings at Table Mountain National Park From 2019 to 2026
149 In all 5 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
2 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
~20%
4 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
5 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
7 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
8 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Table Mountain National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Table Mountain National Park?

July to May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Table Mountain National Park the best place to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).

Where does the Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sulfurous Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (80 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.

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