What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Streak Acraea in Kampala?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Streak Acraea sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 42 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Orange-Streak Acraea in Kampala?
June–July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Streak Acraea in Kampala on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Orange-Streak Acraea?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Streak Acraea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Orange-Streak Acraea?
Only Kampala, in our data
Kampala is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-Streak Acraea sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Orange-Streak Acraea live in Kampala?
Same genus: Acraea
The closest relatives of the Orange-Streak Acraea that you can see in Kampala (genus Acraea, Acraeas) are Whitebar Acraea (about 20%), Dancing Amber (about 20%) and Falls Acraea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Orange-Streak Acraea sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Streak Acraea is recorded against all the insects logged in Kampala (12 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.