Colias electo
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Colias electo, the African clouded yellow or lucerne butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, as well as Arabia. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands.
The wingspan is 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) for males and 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August. The larvae feed on Medicago sativa, Trifolium, Vicia and Robinia pseudoacacia.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Clouded Yellow sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Clouded Yellow in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate African Clouded Yellow sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the African Clouded Yellow that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Large White (about 20%), Eastern Dotted Border (about 20%) and African Meadow White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (17 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.
