Pseudoclanis postica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pseudoclanis postica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 73–95 mm. The larvae feed on Celtis species, Trema species, Chaetachme aristata, Ficus ingens. 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 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mulberry Hawkmoth sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mulberry Hawkmoth in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mulberry Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mulberry Hawkmoth sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Mulberry Hawkmoth that you can see in Pretoria (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Common Striped Hawkmoth (about 10%), Death's Head Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Comma Nephele (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mulberry Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (15 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.
