Tagiades flesus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Tagiades flesus, the clouded flat, clouded forester or clouded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae found across much of the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 Clouded Flat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Flat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clouded Flat 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 Clouded Flat sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Clouded Flat that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Honey Hopper (about 10%), Lesser-Horned Swift (about 10%) and Rufous-Winged Flat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clouded Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (27 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.
