Mylothris chloris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Mylothris chloris, the western dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of open woodland and dense savanna, but may also be found in disturbed rainforest areas and suburban gardens.
The larvae feed on Osyris abyssinicus, Englerina gabonensis, Phragmanthera capitata, Loranthus and Viscum species. 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 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Dotted Border sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 42 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Dotted Border in Kampala on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July and September–December, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Western Dotted Border sightings, Kampala ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Dotted Border is recorded against all the insects logged in Kampala (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.
