Achaea echo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Achaea echo is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa, including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Echo Moth sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Echo Moth in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Echo Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Echo Moth sightings, Cape Town ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Echo Moth that you can see in Cape Town (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth (about 20%), Heady Maiden (about 20%) and Zebra Ermine (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Echo Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (69 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.
