Colotis evenina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis evenina, the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Orange Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Orange Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Common Orange Tip sightings, Kruger National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Common 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 Common Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (83 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.
