Amauris ochlea
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
Amauris ochlea, the novice, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and south-east Africa. The wingspan is 55–60 mm for males and 60–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn).
The larvae feed on Tylophora anomala, Tylophora stolzii, Gymnema, Marsdenia, Secamone, Cynanchum chirindense, Cyanchum abyssinicum, Cynanchum medium, Cynanchum nigrum, Cynanchum natalitium and Cynanchum vincetoxicum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Novice sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Novice in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Novice sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Novice sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Amauris
The closest relatives of the Novice that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Amauris, Clerics) are Layman (about 10%) and Friar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Novice is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (102 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.
