Colotis antevippe
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th 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.
February–March, May–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, September–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red Tip sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Red 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 Red Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (26 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.
