Striphnopteryx edulis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. Its common name is the edible monkey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Edible Monkey sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Edible Monkey in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Edible Monkey sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Edible Monkey sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Edible Monkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (30 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.
