Metisella metis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Metisella metis, the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum glabrum, Panicum deustum, Ehrharta erecta and Stipa dregeana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th 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.
June–October and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goldspotted Sylph sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Goldspotted Sylph sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cape Town (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Goldspotted Sylph that you can see in Durban (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Flat (about 20%), Baoris fatuellus (about 20%) and Macken's Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goldspotted Sylph is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (21 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.
