Paralacydes vocula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Paralacydes vocula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stoll in 1790. It is found in South Africa and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 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 Zebra Ermine sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 152 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Ermine in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra Ermine sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Zebra Ermine sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Zebra Ermine that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth (about 20%), Heady Maiden (about 10%) and Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zebra Ermine is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (152 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.
