Trimen's False Tiger

Trimen's False Tiger

Agoma trimenii

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

21 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
35 In all 3 parks
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Trimen's False Tiger

Agoma is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Trimen's False Tiger in Kruger National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trimen's False Tiger sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Trimen's False Tiger in Kruger National Park?

November to January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trimen's False Tiger in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see a Trimen's False Tiger?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trimen's False Tiger sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Kruger National Park the best place to see a Trimen's False Tiger?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Trimen's False Tiger sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Trimen's False Tiger live in Kruger National Park?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Trimen's False Tiger that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Shadow Droplet (about 10%), Acontia discoidea (about 10%) and The Banner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Trimen's False Tiger sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Trimen's False Tiger is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (21 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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