Pontia helice
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa. Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round. The larvae feed on Heliophila species, Lobularia maritima, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum, and Reseda odorata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Meadow White sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Meadow White in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Meadow White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate African Meadow White sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Meadow White that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Eastern Dotted Border (about 20%), African Small White (about 20%) and Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Meadow White is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (63 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.
