Macropoliana natalensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Macropoliana natalensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests and moist woodlands from KwaZulu-Natal to Ethiopia and westwards to Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone. The length of the forewings is 55–70 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. The wingspan is 107–126 mm.
The larvae feed on Spathodea nilotica, Spathodea campanulata, Markhamia lutea and Brachystegia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Sphinx sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th 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–March and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Sphinx in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Natal Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Garden Route National Park, in our data
Garden Route National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Natal Sphinx sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Natal Sphinx that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are African Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%), Common Striped Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Cape Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Natal Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (8 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.
