Bombycomorpha bifascia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Bombycomorpha bifascia, the pepper-tree caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae, which is native to southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Eggarlet sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th 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.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Eggarlet in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Eggarlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Barred Eggarlet sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Eggarlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (80 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.
