Leptosia alcesta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa. The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.
The larvae feed on Ritchiea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Wood White sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April, June–August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Wood White in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Wood White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate African Wood White sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Wood White that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are African Caper (about 20%), Desert Orange Tip (about 20%) and African Migrant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Wood White is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National 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.
