Torynesis mintha
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Torynesis mintha, the mintha widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 45–48 mm for females. Adults of subspecies mintha are on wing from March to April and of piquetbergensis from April to May. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera and Danthonia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mintha Widow 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 320th 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mintha Widow in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mintha Widow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Mintha Widow sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mintha Widow that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Garden Acraea (about 30%), Cape Autumn Widow (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mintha Widow 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.
