Bombycomorpha bifascia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Bombycomorpha bifascia, the pepper-tree caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae, which is native to southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Eggarlet sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 213 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Eggarlet in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Eggarlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Barred Eggarlet sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Eggarlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (5 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.
