Colotis evenina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis evenina, the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Orange Tip sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 31 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Orange Tip in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–November, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Common Orange Tip sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Common Orange Tip that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Pioneer White (about 30%), African Migrant (about 30%) and Zebra White (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (9 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.
