Pingasa distensaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pingasa distensaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scribbled Duster 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 142nd 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.
May and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scribbled Duster in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scribbled Duster sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Scribbled Duster 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 Scribbled Duster that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Oblique Peacock (about 10%), Vestal (about 10%) and Mixed Thorn (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scribbled Duster 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.
