Achaea lienardi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Achaea lienardi, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most countries in tropical Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. The larva may feed on various plants, belonging to the genera Maerua, Pappea, Rhus, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lienard's Achaea sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lienard's Achaea in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lienard's Achaea sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Lienard's Achaea sightings, Pretoria ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 30%), Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%).
Same genus: Achaea
The closest relatives of the Lienard's Achaea that you can see in Pretoria (genus Achaea) are Echo Moth (about 10%) and Banded Achaea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lienard's Achaea is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (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.
