Andronymus neander
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Andronymus neander, the common dart or nomad dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,400 metres.
The wingspan is 38–46 mm for males and 42–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in South Africa. There are continuous generations year-round further north. The larvae feed on Brachystegia species (including Brachystegia spiciformis), Afzelia africana and Acridocarpus smeathmannii. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nomad Dart sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nomad Dart in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Only Lusaka, in our data
Lusaka is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nomad Dart sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Nomad Dart that you can see in Lusaka (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Flat (about 20%) and Baoris fatuellus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nomad Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (6 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.
