Crambus sparsellus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Crambus sparsellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted White Veneer sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th 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.
February–April, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted White Veneer in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted White Veneer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dotted White Veneer sightings, Johannesburg has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cape Town (South Africa, under 5%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted White Veneer that you can see in Johannesburg (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), Black Wedge Pyralis (about 10%) and Dotted Sable (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted White Veneer is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (8 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.
