Agoma trimenii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Agoma is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trimen's False Tiger 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.
January–March and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trimen's False Tiger in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trimen's False Tiger sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Trimen's False Tiger sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Trimen's False Tiger that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 10%), Cherry Spot (about 10%) and Lichen Quaker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trimen's False Tiger 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.
