Dixeia charina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Dixeia charina, the African small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and is native to southeastern Africa. The wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Capparis citrifolia and Capparis sepiaria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and August–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Small 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate African Small White sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Small White that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Eastern Dotted Border (about 20%), African Meadow White (about 10%) 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 Small White is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (101 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.
