Dixeia charina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
Dixeia charina, the African small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and is native to southeastern Africa. The wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Capparis citrifolia and Capparis sepiaria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April, June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Small White 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 3 parks where we can rate African Small White sightings, Addo Elephant National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Small White that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 20%), African Caper (about 20%) and Plain Vagrant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Small White is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (54 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.
