Bocchoris inspersalis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean and South and East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Lusaka's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Sable sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Dotted Sable sightings, Lusaka has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Sable is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (13 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.
