Trichostetha bicolor
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Trichostetha bicolor is an afrotropical species of flower scarab beetle endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Floristic Region. It is sometimes synonymized with Trichostetha capensis, but in addition to morphological differences, T. bicolor is found further north and in different habitat types than the former species, with no intermediate forms or populations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Saldanha Protea Chafer sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Saldanha Protea Chafer in West Coast National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Saldanha Protea Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only West Coast National Park, in our data
West Coast National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Saldanha Protea Chafer sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Saldanha Protea Chafer that you can see in West Coast National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Pachysoma hippocrates (about 20%), Garden Fruit Chafer (about 20%) and Odontorrhina pubescens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saldanha Protea Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in West Coast National Park (27 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.
