Pinacopteryx eriphia
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla.
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia (Godart, [1819]) (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania) Pinacopteryx eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1898]) (Madagascar) Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) (southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, northern Uganda, northern Tanzania)
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White 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.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July–October and December, 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 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Zebra White sightings, Gonarezhou National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Zebra 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 Zebra White 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.
