Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Crimson-Speckled Flunkey

Utetheisa pulchella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at South Luangwa National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

5 Verified sightings at South Luangwa National Park From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 16 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~40%
2 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
4 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
5 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
7 Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco
~20%
8 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
9 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
10 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in South Luangwa National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting in South Luangwa National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 9 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in South Luangwa National Park?

November

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey in South Luangwa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is South Luangwa National Park the best place to see a Crimson-Speckled Flunkey?

5th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sightings, South Luangwa National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey live in South Luangwa National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey that you can see in South Luangwa National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are African Grass Blue (about 40%), Dancing Amber (about 20%) and Guineafowl Butterfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-Speckled Flunkey is recorded against all the insects logged in South Luangwa 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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