Sallya natalensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sevenia natalensis, the Natal tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in southeastern Africa. Wingspan: 40–48 mm. Flight period year round, peaking between February and May. Larvae feed of Sapium reticulatum and Sapium integerrimum. 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 Sallya natalensis sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd 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.
September and December–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sallya natalensis in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sallya natalensis 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 Sallya natalensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Sallya natalensis that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Blue Pansy (about 30%), Dancing Amber (about 30%) and Novice (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sallya natalensis is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (8 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.
