Cattle Eye Moth

Cattle Eye Moth

Arcyophora longivalvis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
May Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cattle Eye Moth in Kruger National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle Eye Moth sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 588th 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.

When is the best time to see a Cattle Eye Moth in Kruger National Park?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle Eye Moth in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 110 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Cattle Eye Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cattle Eye Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Cattle Eye Moth?

Only Kruger National Park, in our data

Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cattle Eye Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cattle Eye Moth live in Kruger National Park?

Same family: Nolidae

The closest relatives of the Cattle Eye Moth that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Nolidae, Tufted Moths) are Red Flag (about 10%), Cream Drab (about 10%) and Spiny Bollworm (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cattle Eye Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cattle Eye Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (6 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.

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