Euproctis arenacea
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cape Town

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Cape Town
November Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Euproctis arenacea in Cape Town?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Euproctis arenacea sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 264th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Euproctis arenacea in Cape Town?

November

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euproctis arenacea in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Euproctis arenacea?

Only Cape Town, in our data

Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euproctis arenacea sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Euproctis arenacea live in Cape Town?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Euproctis arenacea 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.

Where does the Euproctis arenacea sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Euproctis arenacea is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (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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