Comostolopsis capensis

Comostolopsis capensis

Comostolopsis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Addo Elephant National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Addo Elephant National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Comostolopsis capensis in Addo Elephant National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Comostolopsis capensis sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 164th most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Comostolopsis capensis in Addo Elephant National Park?

January–February, April, June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Comostolopsis capensis in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–August and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Comostolopsis capensis?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Comostolopsis capensis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Comostolopsis capensis?

Only Addo Elephant National Park, in our data

Addo Elephant National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Comostolopsis capensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Comostolopsis capensis live in Addo Elephant National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Comostolopsis capensis that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Inoffensive Vestal (about 10%), Vestal (about 10%) and Lichen Bark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Comostolopsis capensis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Comostolopsis capensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (5 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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