Amata cerbera
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Amata cerbera, the heady maiden, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. It has an extensive range in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heady Maiden sighting in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 31 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Heady Maiden in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Gonarezhou National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heady Maiden sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Heady Maiden sightings, Gonarezhou National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Heady Maiden that you can see in Gonarezhou National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 30%) and Creamstriped Owl (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heady Maiden is recorded against all the insects logged in Gonarezhou 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.
