Bunaea alcinoe
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bunaea alcinoe, the cabbage tree emperor moth, is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Tree Emperor sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 18 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.
June–July and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Tree Emperor in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cabbage Tree Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cabbage Tree Emperor sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Cabbage Tree Emperor that you can see in Masai Mara National Reserve (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Yellow Pansy (about 20%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Soldier Commodore (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cabbage Tree Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (5 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.
