Heniocha apollonia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Heniocha apollonia, commonly known as the southern marbled emperor, is a nocturnal species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apollo Marbled Emperor sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apollo Marbled Emperor in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apollo Marbled Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Garden Route National Park, in our data
Garden Route National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Apollo Marbled Emperor sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Apollo Marbled Emperor that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Pine Emperor (about 10%) and Cabbage Tree Emperor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apollo Marbled Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (11 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.
