Laelia fusca
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smoked Tussock sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th 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.
September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoked Tussock in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoked Tussock sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Smoked Tussock sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 10%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Smoked Tussock 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 Smoked Tussock is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (18 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.
