Eurytela dryope
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eurytela dryope, the golden piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. Wingspan: 40–50 mm in males and 45–55 mm in females. The male and female are very similar in appearance. The upperside of the wings is dark brown with a wide, yellow-orange band in the lower two-thirds of the forewing margin and the outer half of the hindwing. The underside of the wings is variegated in shades of brown. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Piper sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Piper in Durban on a given day, against about 10% in September to March, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Piper 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 3 cities where we can rate Golden Piper sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%) and Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (85 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.
