Dixeia charina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dixeia charina, the African small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and is native to southeastern Africa. The wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Capparis citrifolia and Capparis sepiaria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 239th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July–September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Small White in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Small White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate African Small White sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Small White is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (7 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.
