Eurytela hiarbas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.
Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 10 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Piper in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Ngorongoro Conservation Area's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Piper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pied Piper sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pied Piper that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) 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 Pied Piper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (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.
