Rhodogastria amasis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Rhodogastria amasis, the tri-coloured tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Acacia, Calodendrum, Cassia, Cestrum, Clerodendrum, Cotyledon, Passiflora caerulea, Rhus, Senecio, and Tagetes species. Though they are heavily armed with irritant urticating hairs they are readily eaten by fiscal flycatchers and Cape robin-chats that scrub off their hairs against the ground and swallow the larvae whole. Some cuckoos eat the larvae too. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Creamstriped Owl (about 10%), Equine Maiden (about 10%) and Amata kuhlweini (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (33 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.
