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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gamboge Thorn sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th 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.
February, April and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gamboge Thorn in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gamboge Thorn sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gamboge Thorn sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Gamboge Thorn that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Oblique Peacock (about 10%), Vestal (about 10%) and Scribbled Duster (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gamboge Thorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (7 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.
