Cadarena pudoraria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cadarena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1886. Its only species, Cadarena pudoraria, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It occurs throughout tropical and subtropical Africa and in India.
The adults of this species have a wingspan of around 40 millimetres (1.6 in). A known larval food plants are of the genera Gossypium and Adenia and the species Sida rhombifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Edged Pearl sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th 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.
January, March–May, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Edged Pearl in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-Edged Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Purple-Edged Pearl sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 20%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-Edged Pearl 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 Palpita metallata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-Edged Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (11 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.
