Hypopyra capensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hypopyra capensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Eswatini to Zambia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Moth sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st 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.
January–May, July–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Moth in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in June, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Redtail Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: 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 Redtail Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Redtail Moth that you can see in Durban (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Lienard's Achaea (about 10%), African Peach Moth (about 10%) and Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redtail Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (19 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.
