Round-Winged Orange Tip

Round-Winged Orange Tip

Colotis euippe

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at uMkhuze Game Reserve

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

20 Verified sightings at uMkhuze Game Reserve From 2019 to 2026
338 In all 7 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Round-Winged Orange Tip

Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. Adults in Witsand offer reduced black markings in their summer forms, differing from specimens from other regions.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
~20%
2 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
3 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
4 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
5 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Round-Winged Orange Tip in uMkhuze Game Reserve?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Round-Winged Orange Tip sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Round-Winged Orange Tip in uMkhuze Game Reserve?

May–July and October–January

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Round-Winged Orange Tip in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and August–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Round-Winged Orange Tip?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is uMkhuze Game Reserve the best place to see a Round-Winged Orange Tip?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Round-Winged Orange Tip sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Round-Winged Orange Tip live in uMkhuze Game Reserve?

Same genus: Colotis

The closest relatives of the Round-Winged Orange Tip that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Colotis, Tips) are Sulphur Orange Tip (about 40%), Scarlet Tip (about 30%) and Veined Tip (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Round-Winged Orange Tip sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Round-Winged Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (20 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.

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