Bocchoris inspersalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean and South and East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable 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 86th 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Sable sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dotted Sable sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted Sable that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), Purple-Edged Pearl (about 10%) and Palpita metallata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Sable 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.
