Hippotion eson
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hippotion eson is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar and the Seychelles. It is a migratory species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Striped Hawkmoth sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 344 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Striped Hawkmoth in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Table Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Striped Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Striped Hawkmoth sightings, Table Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Striped Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (162 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.
