Metisella metis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Metisella metis, the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum glabrum, Panicum deustum, Ehrharta erecta and Stipa dregeana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph 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–May and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goldspotted Sylph 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 Goldspotted Sylph 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: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Goldspotted Sylph that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are White-Spot Sandman (about 10%), Green-Marbled Sandman (about 10%) and Orange Elfin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goldspotted Sylph 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.
