Nephele comma
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nephele comma is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Comma Nephele sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd 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.
May and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Comma Nephele in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Comma Nephele sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Comma Nephele sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Comma Nephele that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Pellucid Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Verdant Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Comma Nephele is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (8 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.
