Streaked Ermine

Streaked Ermine

Popoudina linea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

46 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
46 In 1 park
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Streaked Ermine

Popoudina linea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Ermine in Kruger National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Ermine sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streaked Ermine in Kruger National Park?

March–May and August–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Ermine in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streaked Ermine?

Between 5 and 8 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Ermine sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Streaked Ermine?

Only Kruger National Park, in our data

Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Streaked Ermine sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Streaked Ermine live in Kruger National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Streaked Ermine that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sundowner Moth (about 20%), Creamstriped Owl (about 10%) and Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaked Ermine sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaked Ermine is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (46 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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