Eurytela dryope
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eurytela dryope, the golden piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. Wingspan: 40–50 mm in males and 45–55 mm in females. The male and female are very similar in appearance. The upperside of the wings is dark brown with a wide, yellow-orange band in the lower two-thirds of the forewing margin and the outer half of the hindwing. The underside of the wings is variegated in shades of brown. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Piper sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Piper in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Lusaka's driest months, with almost no rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Piper 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 Golden Piper sightings, Lusaka ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Golden Piper that you can see in Lusaka (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Spotted Brown Pansy (about 50%), Yellow Pansy (about 40%) and White-Barred Emperor (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (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.
