Eurytela hiarbas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.
Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd 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.
January, April–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Piper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pied Piper sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pied Piper that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mycalesis rhacotis (about 30%), Rainforest Dancing Brown (about 30%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (10 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.
