Colotis vesta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.
The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip 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 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.
April–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Veined Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Veined Tip sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Veined Tip that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 20%), Sulphur Orange Tip (about 10%) and Scarlet Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Veined Tip 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.
