Baoris fatuellus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Baoris fatuellus sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baoris fatuellus in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baoris fatuellus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Baoris fatuellus sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Baoris fatuellus that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Honey Hopper (about 10%), Clouded Flat (about 10%) and Lesser-Horned Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baoris fatuellus is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (19 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.
