Vader

Vader

Xylopteryx arcuata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pretoria

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Pretoria
September Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Vader in Pretoria?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vader sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Vader in Pretoria?

February–March, May and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vader in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and December–January, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Vader?

Only Pretoria, in our data

Pretoria is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Vader sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Vader live in Pretoria?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Vader that you can see in Pretoria (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Leopard Magpie Moth (about 30%), Vestal (about 10%) and Triple-Stripe Peacock (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Vader sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Vader is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (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.

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