Belenois thysa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Belenois thysa, the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The wingspan is 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) for males and 48–62 mm (1.9–2.4 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.
The larvae feed on Capparis species and Maerua racemulosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a False Dotted Border sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a False Dotted Border in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among iSimangaliso Wetland Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Dotted Border sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate False Dotted Border sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Belenois
The closest relatives of the False Dotted Border that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Belenois) are African Caper (about 20%) and Pioneer White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Dotted Border is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (29 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.
