Tagiades flesus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tagiades flesus, the clouded flat, clouded forester or clouded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae found across much of the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 Clouded Flat sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 139 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Flat in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Durban's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clouded Flat 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 Clouded Flat sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Clouded Flat that you can see in Durban (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Baoris fatuellus (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 Clouded Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (139 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.
