Colotis annae
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Tip sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 44 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.
January and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Tip in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet 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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Scarlet Tip sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Scarlet Tip that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Sulphur Orange Tip (about 20%), Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 10%) 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 Scarlet Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (23 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.
