Neptis goochii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Neptis goochii, the small streaked sailer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of forests. Wingspan is 30–35 mm in males and 34–38 mm in females.N. goochi Trim. (48 f) is probably merely the East African race of Neptis melicerta and only differs in having discal spots 5 and 6 on the forewing broader and more or less completely joined together, the median band of the hindwing broader, about 5 mm. in breadth, and especially in the second marginal line on the underside of the hindwing being not or but little thickened. Natal to Kilimandjaro Images BOLD
Adults are on the wing year round with a peak from December to May. The larvae feed on Acalypha species, as well as Alchornea cordifolia and Dalbergia species. 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Sailer sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 7 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.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Sailer in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Sailer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Streaked Sailer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Sailer is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (7 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.
