Crambus sparsellus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Crambus sparsellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted White Veneer sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted White Veneer in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted White Veneer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dotted White Veneer sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted White Veneer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (19 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.
