Amata kuhlweini
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Amata kuhlweinii, the cool handmaiden, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy in 1832 (or 1831). It is found in South Africa and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amata kuhlweini sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 198 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amata kuhlweini in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amata kuhlweini sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Amata kuhlweini sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Amata kuhlweini that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), Angled Gem (about 10%) and Lienard's Achaea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amata kuhlweini is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (12 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.
