Eurytela hiarbas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.
Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in September to December, the lowest months. That is one of Durban's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Piper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Pied Piper sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (40 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.
