Striphnopteryx edulis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. Its common name is the edible monkey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Edible Monkey sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Edible Monkey in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Edible Monkey sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
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 Edible Monkey sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Edible Monkey that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 20%), African Small White (about 20%) and Citrus Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Edible Monkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (11 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.
