Pinacopteryx eriphia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla.
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia (Godart, [1819]) (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania) Pinacopteryx eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1898]) (Madagascar) Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) (southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, northern Uganda, northern Tanzania)
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 31 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to December, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Zebra White sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Zebra White that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Pioneer White (about 30%), African Migrant (about 30%) and Speckled Sulphur Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zebra White is recorded against all the insects logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (19 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.
