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 Nairobi on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 123 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.
January, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Piper in Nairobi on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July, September and November, the lowest months.
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, Nairobi ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi (9 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.
