Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Utetheisa pulchella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Gorongosa National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

12 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 16 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~40%
2 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
4 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
5 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
7 Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco
~20%
8 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
9 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
10 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Gorongosa National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 41 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.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Gorongosa National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June, August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Gorongosa National Park the best place to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

3rd of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey live in Gorongosa National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sundowner Moth (about 30%), Creamstriped Owl (about 20%) and Faint Owl Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa 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.

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