Aroa discalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Vapourer sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Vapourer in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Vapourer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Banded Vapourer sightings, Gorongosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, under 5%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Vapourer that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sundowner Moth (about 30%), Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 20%) and Creamstriped Owl (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Vapourer is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa 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.
