Dixeia pigea
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Dixeia pigea, the ant-heap small white or ant-heap white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae that is native to Africa. The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 40–52 mm for females. The upperside of the wings of males is pure white with a narrow black forewing tip and small black dots on the hindwing margin. The underside is whitish with two rows of black spots on the hindwings, with the inner row sometimes absent or incomplete. The female has several colour forms, but is usually pale yellowish white on the upper surface with heavier black markings than the male, and has a dark spot on each forewing. There is a rare female form (luteola) where the upperside is orange yellow or deep apricot. The underside of females is similar to the male but the rows of black dots are more pronounced and the base colour is pale to bright yellow. Another rare form (rubrobasalis) has orange suffusion at the base of the underside of the forewing and a creamy-yellow upperside. The dry-season form (alba) has reduced black markings. A distinguishing feature of D. pigea is that the hindwing costal has a yellow streak, unlike other Dixeia species.
This species is found... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Small Ant-Heap White sighting in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th 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.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Small Ant-Heap White in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, June and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Gonarezhou National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 150 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Ant-Heap White 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 2 parks where we can rate Small Ant-Heap White sightings, Gonarezhou National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Small Ant-Heap White that you can see in Gonarezhou National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are African Caper (about 40%), Bushveld Purple Tip (about 40%) and Autumnleaf Vagrant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Ant-Heap White is recorded against all the insects logged in Gonarezhou National Park (7 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.
