Bocchoris inspersalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean and South and East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Sable in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. That is one of Sinharaja Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 490 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Sable sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dotted Sable sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted Sable that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Heortia vitessoides (about 20%), Rice Case Bearer (about 10%) and Mung Bean Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Sable is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (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.
