Colotis ione
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Colotis ione, the bushveld purple tip, common purple tip, or violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The wingspan is 45–52 mm. The larva feeds on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Ritchiea, and Cadaba species.
Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Purple Tip sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 24 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Purple Tip in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Waterberg Plateau Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bushveld Purple 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 4 parks where we can rate Bushveld Purple Tip sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bushveld Purple Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (10 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.
