Pardoxia graellsii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pardoxia graellsii, the yellow drab, is a moth species in the family Nolidae first described by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel in 1837. It was described from Spain, and is found in Southern Europe France, Spain, but has been described from Eurasia such as Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, plus continental Africa such as Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and islands Cape Verde, Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, plus further, such as China, India, Myanmar.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Althaea officinalis, Lavatera olbia and Gossypium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pardoxia graellsii 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.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pardoxia graellsii in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pardoxia graellsii sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 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 Pardoxia graellsii sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nolidae
The closest relatives of the Pardoxia graellsii 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pardoxia graellsii 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.
