Pseudonympha magus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pseudonympha magus, the silver-bottom brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Western Cape south to Cape Town and along the southern littoral north to the Eastern Cape. The wingspan is 40–44 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak in October and February). There are two overlapping generations per year.
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Cynodon dactylon. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-Bottom Brown sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-Bottom Brown in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver-Bottom Brown sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Silver-Bottom Brown sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Silver-Bottom Brown 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 Silver-Bottom Brown is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (97 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.
