Palpita metallata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Palpita metallata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Cameroon, Mayotte, Democratic Republic of Congo (Bas Congo, East Kasai, Orientale), Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
The larvae feed on Funtumia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita metallata sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 186th 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.
February–May and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita metallata in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palpita metallata sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Palpita metallata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Palpita metallata that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Dotted Sable (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Purple-Edged Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palpita metallata is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (9 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.
