Bunaea alcinoe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 14 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Tree Emperor in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months. Those are among Serengeti National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 5 mm 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.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cabbage Tree Emperor sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Cabbage Tree Emperor that you can see in Serengeti National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Danaid Eggfly (about 10%), Sundowner Moth (about 10%) and Dark Blue Pansy (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 Serengeti National Park (13 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.
