Colotis auxo
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on Cadaba species (C. termitario, C. natalensis) and Salvadora species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulphur Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Sulphur Orange Tip sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%) and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Sulphur Orange Tip that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 20%), Scarlet Tip (about 10%) and Veined Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sulphur Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (41 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.
