Siccia caffra
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Siccia caffra is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Grey Footman sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Grey Footman in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–July, the lowest months. That is one of Durban's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Grey Footman sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Speckled Grey Footman sightings, Durban ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Grey Footman 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 Speckled Grey Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (23 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.
