Leptosia alcesta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa. The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.
The larvae feed on Ritchiea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Wood White sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an African Wood White in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among iSimangaliso Wetland Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Wood White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate African Wood White sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Wood White that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 20%), African Caper (about 20%) and Eastern Dotted Border (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Wood White is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (50 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.
