Creamstriped Owl

Creamstriped Owl

Cyligramma latona

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Addis Ababa

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

6 Verified sightings at Addis Ababa
322 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Creamstriped Owl

Cyligramma latona, the cream-striped owl, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
9 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
13 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
16 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
2 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
3 Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
4 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
5 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
6 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
8 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Creamstriped Owl in Addis Ababa?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Creamstriped Owl sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Creamstriped Owl in Addis Ababa?

June

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Creamstriped Owl in Addis Ababa on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Creamstriped Owl?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creamstriped Owl sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Addis Ababa the best place to see a Creamstriped Owl?

3rd of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Creamstriped Owl sightings, Addis Ababa ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 30%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Creamstriped Owl live in Addis Ababa?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Creamstriped Owl that you can see in Addis Ababa (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Painted Lady (about 30%) and Blue Pansy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Creamstriped Owl sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Creamstriped Owl is recorded against all the insects logged in Addis Ababa (6 verified sightings), 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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