Mylothris chloris
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Mylothris chloris, the western dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of open woodland and dense savanna, but may also be found in disturbed rainforest areas and suburban gardens.
The larvae feed on Osyris abyssinicus, Englerina gabonensis, Phragmanthera capitata, Loranthus and Viscum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Dotted Border sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Western Dotted Border in Ouagadougou on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Ouagadougou's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in December.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Western Dotted Border sightings, Ouagadougou has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Western Dotted Border that you can see in Ouagadougou (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are African Caper (about 30%), Banded Scarlet Tip (about 30%) and Desert Orange Tip (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Dotted Border is recorded against all the insects logged in Ouagadougou (8 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.
