Odites natalensis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Odites natalensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow to beyond the middle, slightly shaded with brown on the extreme costal margin near the base. Beyond the middle is a slightly-waved transverse purplish fuscous line, beyond which the remainder of the wing is entirely shaded with pale brown, or brownish ochreous. The hindwings are very pale greyish ochreous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Odites natalensis sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Odites natalensis in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and August–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.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Odites natalensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Gorongosa National Park, in our data
Gorongosa National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Odites natalensis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Odites natalensis 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 Odites natalensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa National Park (8 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.
