Colotis vesta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.
The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–May and July–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Veined Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Veined Tip sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Veined Tip that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Desert Orange Tip (about 20%), Bushveld Purple Tip (about 20%) and Scarlet Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Veined Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (93 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.
