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Chloropoea lucretia

Chloropoea lucretia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Durban

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

24 Verified sightings at Durban
58 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chloropoea lucretia in Durban?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chloropoea lucretia sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th most-seen of the 401 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.

When is the best time to see a Chloropoea lucretia in Durban?

January and April–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chloropoea lucretia in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and September–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Chloropoea lucretia?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chloropoea lucretia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Durban the best place to see a Chloropoea lucretia?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Chloropoea lucretia sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).

Where does the Chloropoea lucretia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chloropoea lucretia is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (24 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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