What are the chances of seeing a Divided Drab in Durban?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Divided Drab sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 345th most-seen of the 401 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 Divided Drab in Durban?
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Divided Drab in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see a Divided Drab?
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Divided Drab sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Divided Drab?
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Divided Drab sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Divided Drab live in Durban?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Divided Drab that you can see in Durban (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Lienard's Achaea (about 10%), African Peach Moth (about 10%) and Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Divided Drab sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Divided Drab is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (5 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.