Aethaloessa floridalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aethaloessa floridalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, including islands of the Indian Ocean and South and South-East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florid Pearl sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 101st 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.
January–April, June, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florid Pearl in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florid Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Florid Pearl sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 30%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Florid Pearl that you can see in Durban (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Dotted Sable (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Cucumber Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florid Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (23 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.
