Mittonia hampsoni
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Mittonia hampsoni is a species of snout moth in the genus Mittonia. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897 and is known from South Africa (including Transvaal) and Zambia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hampson's Salad sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th 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.
January and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hampson's Salad in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in May.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hampson's Salad sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hampson's Salad sightings, Gorongosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Hampson's Salad that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Variegated Pearl (about 30%), Gold-Banded Forester (about 30%) and Sundowner Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hampson's Salad is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa National Park (13 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.
