Hypopyra capensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hypopyra capensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Eswatini to Zambia. 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Moth sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th 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.
July and November–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Moth in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Redtail Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Redtail Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Redtail Moth that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Pleasant Hornet Moth (about 10%), Walker's Owl (about 10%) and African Peach Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redtail Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (12 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.
