Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Utetheisa pulchella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Doñana National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

31 Verified sightings at Doñana National Park From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 16 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~40%
2 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
4 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
5 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
7 Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco
~20%
8 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
9 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
10 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Doñana National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Doñana National Park?

September and October

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey live in Doñana National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cerocala scapulosa (about 20%), Speckled Footman (about 10%) and Ruby Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (31 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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