Colotis auxo
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on Cadaba species (C. termitario, C. natalensis) and Salvadora species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulphur Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Sulphur Orange Tip sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Sulphur Orange Tip that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Scarlet 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 Sulphur Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (25 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.
