Hippotion eson
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Hippotion eson is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar and the Seychelles. It is a migratory species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Striped Hawkmoth sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Striped Hawkmoth in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Striped Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Common Striped Hawkmoth sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%) and Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Striped Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (34 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.
