Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth

Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth

Euchromia folletii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth

Euchromia folletii, the South African day-flying moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832. It is found on the Comoros and Seychelles, as well as in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania and as of recent times some parts of Nigeria too. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 239th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

February–March, May and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and June–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth?

Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Splendorous Hornet Handmaiden Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (6 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.

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