Small Redtail Frother

Small Redtail Frother

Amerila lupia

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

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

About the Small Redtail Frother

Amerila lupia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →

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 Small Redtail Frother in Addo Elephant National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Redtail Frother sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Redtail Frother in Addo Elephant National Park?

February–April and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Redtail Frother in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Redtail Frother?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Redtail Frother 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 Small Redtail Frother?

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 Small Redtail Frother sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Small Redtail Frother live in Addo Elephant National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Small Redtail Frother that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), Angled Gem (about 10%) and Amata kuhlweini (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Small Redtail Frother sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Redtail Frother is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (7 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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