Drepanogynis mixtaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mixed Thorn sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and June–July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mixed Thorn in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mixed Thorn sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mixed Thorn sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Mixed 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 Mixed Thorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (12 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.
