Theretra cajus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Theretra cajus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe. The abdomen upperside has two strong white longitudinal lines, which are fused at the anterior and posterior margins of each segment, giving the appearance of a chain. The forewing upperside has a dark brown band running between the first and third postmedian lines and fifth postmedian line, contrasting very strongly with the almost white intervening band. A distinct discal line is present, with another line proximal to it but generally lost in the brown discal area. The submarginal line is distinct in most specimens and the marginal band shaded with grey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Creamstripe Hawkmoth sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 255th 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creamstripe Hawkmoth in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 110 mm in June.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creamstripe Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Creamstripe Hawkmoth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creamstripe Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (7 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.
