Brown Vapourer
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Table Mountain National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

24 Verified sightings at Table Mountain National Park From 2019 to 2026
24 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Vapourer in Table Mountain National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Vapourer sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Vapourer in Table Mountain National Park?

November and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Vapourer in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Vapourer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Vapourer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Brown Vapourer?

Only Table Mountain National Park, in our data

Table Mountain National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Vapourer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Brown Vapourer live in Table Mountain National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Brown Vapourer that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth (about 20%), Zebra Ermine (about 10%) and Heady Maiden (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown Vapourer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Vapourer is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (24 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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