Colotis euippe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. Adults in Witsand offer reduced black markings in their summer forms, differing from specimens from other regions.
The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Round-Winged Orange Tip 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 Round-Winged Orange Tip in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings, Lusaka ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Accra (Ghana, about 20%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 20%) and Kigali (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Round-Winged Orange Tip that you can see in Lusaka (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are African Caper (about 50%), Common Grass Yellow (about 30%) and African Migrant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Round-Winged Orange Tip 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.
