What are the chances of seeing an Alytarchia amanda in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alytarchia amanda sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Alytarchia amanda in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January–February, April–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alytarchia amanda in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–September and November–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Alytarchia amanda?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alytarchia amanda sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Alytarchia amanda?
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alytarchia amanda sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Alytarchia amanda live in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Alytarchia amanda that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Pleasant Hornet Moth (about 10%), Walker's Owl (about 10%) and African Peach Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Alytarchia amanda sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alytarchia amanda is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland 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.