Sameodes cancellalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sameodes cancellalis, also called the Banded Pearl moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It has a wide distribution and has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Guinea, western and southern Africa, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Pearl 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.
March–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Pearl in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Banded Pearl sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kanha National Park (India, about 30%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Pearl that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Dotted Sable (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Purple-Edged Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Pearl 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.
