Chrysoritis zonarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chrysoritis zonarius, the donkey daisy copper or Coetzer's daisy copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, along the coast and inland from the Cape Peninsula, north-west to Paleisheuwel and Lambert's Bay and along the hills to the Western Cape.
The wingspan measures 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. The adult butterflies are active from September to November. There is one generation of this species per year. The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides incana. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Donkey Daisy Copper sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Donkey Daisy Copper in West Coast National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of West Coast National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 70 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Donkey Daisy Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only West Coast National Park, in our data
West Coast National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Donkey Daisy Copper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chrysoritis
The closest relatives of the Donkey Daisy Copper that you can see in West Coast National Park (genus Chrysoritis, Opal Coppers) are Pan Opal (about 20%) and Common Opal (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Donkey Daisy Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in West Coast National Park (7 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.
