Metisella metis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Metisella metis, the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum glabrum, Panicum deustum, Ehrharta erecta and Stipa dregeana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th 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.
September to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Goldspotted Sylph in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goldspotted Sylph 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 3 parks where we can rate Goldspotted Sylph sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goldspotted Sylph is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (72 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.
