Urota sinope
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Urota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by John O. Westwood in 1849. Its single species, Urota sinope, was described by the same author in the same year. It was described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Emperor 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 272nd 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.
February–March and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Emperor in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tailed Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tailed Emperor sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Tailed Emperor that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Cavorting Emperor (about 10%), Gold Marbled Emperor (about 10%) and Delegorgue's Prince (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tailed Emperor 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.
