Colotis eris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Gold Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 656th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Gold Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 110 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Gold Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Banded Gold Tip sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Banded Gold Tip that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Desert Orange Tip (about 20%), Bushveld Purple Tip (about 20%) and Veined Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Gold Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (5 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.
