Epiphora mythimnia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Epiphora mythimnia, the white ringed Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth native to Eastern Africa. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. With a 10–13 cm wingspan, it is one of the larger moths in Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Ringed Atlas 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.
January–February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Ringed Atlas in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among iSimangaliso Wetland Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Ringed Atlas 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 White Ringed Atlas sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the White Ringed Atlas 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 White Ringed Atlas 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.
