Colotis euippe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. Adults in Witsand offer reduced black markings in their summer forms, differing from specimens from other regions.
The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Round-Winged Orange Tip sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Round-Winged Orange Tip in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Round-Winged Orange Tip that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Sulphur Orange Tip (about 20%), Scarlet Tip (about 20%) and Veined Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Round-Winged Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (10 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.
