Duponchelia lanceolalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Duponchelia lanceolalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchelia lanceolalis 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.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchelia lanceolalis in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Cape Town's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Duponchelia lanceolalis 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.
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Duponchelia lanceolalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Duponchelia lanceolalis 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.
