Baoris fatuellus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baoris fatuellus sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Baoris fatuellus in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February and November, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baoris fatuellus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Baoris fatuellus sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Baoris fatuellus that you can see in Durban (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Flat (about 20%), Macken's Dart (about 10%) and Hyaline Dotted Elfin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baoris fatuellus is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (97 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.
