Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Utetheisa pulchella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Namib-Naukluft National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

17 Verified sightings at Namib-Naukluft National Park From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 16 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~40%
2 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
4 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
5 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
7 Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco
~20%
8 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
9 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
10 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 60 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.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

May and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Namib-Naukluft National Park the best place to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

7th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey live in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

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

Where does the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (17 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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