Bocchoris inspersalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean and South and East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Sable sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dotted Sable sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 10%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted Sable that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Jasmine Moth (about 10%), Black Wedge Pyralis (about 10%) and Duponchelia lanceolalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Sable is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (6 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.
