Metisella metis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Metisella metis, the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum glabrum, Panicum deustum, Ehrharta erecta and Stipa dregeana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th 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.
February, April, September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goldspotted Sylph sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Goldspotted Sylph sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goldspotted Sylph is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (23 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.
