Rufoclanis numosae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Rufoclanis numosae, the wavy polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1860. It is known from dry bush and arid savanna in much of eastern and southern Africa.
The length of the forewings is 22–30 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females and the wingspan is 54–58 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wavy Polyptychus sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd 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.
January, April and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wavy Polyptychus in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wavy Polyptychus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: 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 Wavy Polyptychus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wavy Polyptychus is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (110 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.
