Achaea echo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Achaea echo is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa, including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Echo Moth sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Echo Moth in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Echo Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Echo Moth sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Echo Moth 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Echo Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (41 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.
