Nausinoe geometralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nausinoe geometralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It can be found in western, southern and eastern Africa, from Ghana to South Africa and some islands of the Indian Ocean as well as in Australasia, Australia and India.
Known host plants of N. geometralis are Oleaceae species, especially in the genus Jasminum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Measured Pearl sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 176th 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Measured Pearl in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 110 mm in February.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Measured Pearl sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Measured Pearl sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Measured Pearl is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (25 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.
