Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Utetheisa pulchella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Garden Route National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 16 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~40%
2 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
4 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
5 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
7 Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco
~20%
8 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
9 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
10 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Garden Route National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 261st most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Garden Route National Park?

March and April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Garden Route National Park the best place to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

14th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey live in Garden Route National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey 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.

Where does the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (5 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.

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