Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow

Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow

Eurema brigitta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Etosha National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Etosha National Park From 2019 to 2026
236 In all 12 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow

Eurema brigitta, the small grass yellow or broad-bordered grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in India, other parts of Asia, Australia and Africa. Wet-season form: Male. Upper-side somewhat paler yellow. Fore-wing with the outer marginal black band; the apical edge of costa and the cilia rosy-red. Hind-wing with the black outer band somewhat narrower, macular, the decreasing portions each with a more prolonged inner-tooth, and the yellow ground-colour between each extending to the outer edge. Underside pale yellow, the fore-wing also having a very slightly defined sub-apical inwardly-oblique squamous streak. Fore-wing with the entire costal edge and outer marginal cilia, and also the outer marginal cilia of the hind-wing, rosy-red. Female. Upper-side. Apical edge between the subcostals of fore-wing, and cilia of both wings paler rosy-red. Underside with the markings on hind-wing slightly visible. Fore-wing above with the black outer band broken beneath the lower median veinlet. Hind-wing with the outer band similar to male, its portions slightly broader. Underside similar to male, the markings being... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
3 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
8 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
~20%
2 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
3 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
5 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow in Etosha National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 21 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.

When is the best time to see a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow in Etosha National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June, August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain against almost none in June.

What time of day is best to see a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Etosha National Park the best place to see a Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow?

9th of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 30%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow live in Etosha National Park?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow that you can see in Etosha National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Veined Tip (about 20%), Pioneer White (about 20%) and African Migrant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad-Bordered Grass Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Etosha National Park (6 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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