Colotis pallene
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn. The larvae feed on Capparis species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Orange Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Orange Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bushveld Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bushveld Orange Tip sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Bushveld Orange 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 Bushveld Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (31 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.
