Chiasmia simplicilinea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chiasmia simplicilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Ivory Coast & Madagascar. Known foodplants of the larvae of this species are Mimosoideae, Acacia dealbata and Acacia mearnsii. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oblique Peacock sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 345th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oblique Peacock in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oblique Peacock sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oblique Peacock sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chiasmia
The closest relatives of the Oblique Peacock that you can see in Durban (genus Chiasmia) are Triple-Stripe Peacock (about 10%) and Chiasmia rectistriaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oblique Peacock is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (5 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.
