Tagiades flesus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
Tagiades flesus, the clouded flat, clouded forester or clouded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae found across much of the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Flat sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Flat in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Lusaka's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clouded Flat 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 2 cities where we can rate Clouded Flat sightings, Lusaka ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Clouded Flat that you can see in Lusaka (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Baoris fatuellus (about 10%) and Nomad Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clouded Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (10 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.
