Agathodes musivalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Agathodes musivalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Mayotte, Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Malawi, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Erythrina indica and Erythrina afra (Fabaceae). The common name is painted pearl. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant 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 a Painted Pearl sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 310th 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.
February–April, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Pearl in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Painted Pearl sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Painted 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 Painted Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (6 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.
