Amauris ochlea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Amauris ochlea, the novice, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and south-east Africa. The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).
The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Gymnema, Marsdenia, Secamone, Cynanchum chirindense, Cyanchum abyssinicum, Cynanchum medium, Cynanchum nigrum, Cynanchum natalitium and Cynanchum vincetoxicum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Novice sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, August, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Novice in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Novice sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Novice sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Amauris
The closest relatives of the Novice that you can see in Durban (genus Amauris, Clerics) are Layman (about 10%) and Chief (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Novice is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (11 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.
