Pinacopteryx eriphia
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla.
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia (Godart, [1819]) (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania) Pinacopteryx eriphia mabillei (Aurivillius, [1898]) (Madagascar) Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge (Butler, 1886) (southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, northern Uganda, northern Tanzania)
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th 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.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra White in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Waterberg Plateau Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 110 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra White sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Zebra White sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Zebra White that you can see in Waterberg Plateau Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Eastern Dotted Border (about 60%), Pioneer White (about 50%) and Bushveld Purple Tip (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zebra White is recorded against all the insects logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (9 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.
