Lienard's Achaea

Lienard's Achaea

Achaea lienardi

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
113 In all 5 parks
March Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Lienard's Achaea

Achaea lienardi, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most countries in tropical Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. The larva may feed on various plants, belonging to the genera Maerua, Pappea, Rhus, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
~30%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
4 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lienard's Achaea in Garden Route National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lienard's Achaea 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 Lienard's Achaea in Garden Route National Park?

February and March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lienard's Achaea in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lienard's Achaea?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lienard's Achaea sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where does the Lienard's Achaea sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lienard's Achaea 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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