Diaphone eumela
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Diaphone eumela, the cherry spot or lily borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,Kenya and Angola. Like its relative, Brithys crini, this noctuid is found almost exclusively on plants of the families Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae, and has been recorded feeding on Ornithogalum eckloni and Boophone disticha. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Spot sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Spot in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cherry Spot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Cherry Spot sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 50%), De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 40%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Cherry Spot that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 10%), Trimen's False Tiger (about 10%) and Lichen Quaker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cherry Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (15 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.
