Zebra Pyrale

Zebra Pyrale

Zebronia phenice

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Odzala-Kokoua National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Odzala-Kokoua National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Zebra Pyrale

Zebronia phenice is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1782. It is found in Cameroon, Mayotte, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Zizyphus mauritiana, Spathodea campanulata, Tecoma and Stenotaphrum species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Zebra Pyrale in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Pyrale sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Zebra Pyrale in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

September

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Pyrale in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 50 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Zebra Pyrale?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra Pyrale sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Zebra Pyrale?

Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data

Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Zebra Pyrale sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Zebra Pyrale sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Zebra Pyrale is recorded against all the insects logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (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.

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