Nepheronia buquetii
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Nepheronia buquetii, the plain vagrant, Buquet's vagrant, or green-eyed monster, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa. The wingspan is 45–50 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round, more commonly in winter months.
The larvae feed on Azima tetracantha and Salvadora persica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Vagrant sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–June and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Vagrant in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Vagrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plain Vagrant sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Plain Vagrant that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Sulphur Orange Tip (about 40%), African Caper (about 40%) and Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Vagrant is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (14 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.
