Mesocelis monticola
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Mesocelis is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. It is monotypic, with the single species, Mesocelis monticola, described by the same author in the same year. It is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain White-Spot sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 228 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th 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.
September and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain White-Spot in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain White-Spot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mountain White-Spot sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain White-Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (228 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.
