Pseudoclanis postica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pseudoclanis postica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 73–95 mm. The larvae feed on Celtis species, Trema species, Chaetachme aristata, Ficus ingens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mulberry Hawkmoth sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 213 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mulberry Hawkmoth in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mulberry Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mulberry Hawkmoth sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Mulberry Hawkmoth that you can see in Johannesburg (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Death's Head Hawkmoth (about 20%), Convolvulus Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Cape Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mulberry Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (20 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.
