Bunaea alcinoe
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 10 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Tree Emperor in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–October, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against almost none in July.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cabbage Tree Emperor sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Danaid Eggfly (about 10%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Abyssinian Admiral (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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (14 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.
