Belenois zochalia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas. The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Forest White sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd 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–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest White in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in March, August–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Forest White sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Belenois
The closest relatives of the Forest White that you can see in Johannesburg (genus Belenois) are Pioneer White (about 20%) and African Caper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest White is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (9 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.
