Amata kuhlweini
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Amata kuhlweinii, the cool handmaiden, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy in 1832 (or 1831). It is found in South Africa and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Amata kuhlweini sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 272nd 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.
February, April–May and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amata kuhlweini in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amata kuhlweini 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 Amata kuhlweini sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amata kuhlweini is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (5 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.
