Inoffensive Vestal

Inoffensive Vestal

Palaeaspilates inoffensa

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

17 Verified sightings at Addo Elephant National Park From 2019 to 2026
34 In all 2 parks
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Inoffensive Vestal in Addo Elephant National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Inoffensive Vestal sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Inoffensive Vestal in Addo Elephant National Park?

March and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Inoffensive Vestal in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Inoffensive Vestal?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Inoffensive Vestal sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Addo Elephant National Park the best place to see an Inoffensive Vestal?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Inoffensive Vestal sightings, Addo Elephant National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Inoffensive Vestal live in Addo Elephant National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

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

Where does the Inoffensive Vestal sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Inoffensive Vestal is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (17 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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