Colotis vesta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.
The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July–August and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Veined Tip in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Veined 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Veined Tip sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Veined Tip that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Colotis, Tips) are Sulphur Orange Tip (about 40%), Round-Winged Orange Tip (about 30%) and Scarlet Tip (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Veined Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (6 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.
