Cerocala vermiculosa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cerocala vermiculosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vermiculous sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 60 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.
April and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vermiculous in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vermiculous sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Vermiculous sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Vermiculous that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 10%), Sundowner Moth (about 10%) and Lienard's Achaea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vermiculous is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (6 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.
