Lapara bombycoides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Lapara bombycoides, the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pine Sphinx sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pine Sphinx in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pine Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Pine Sphinx sightings, Acadia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Pine Sphinx that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Blinded Sphinx (about 20%), Hummingbird Clearwing (about 10%) and Modest Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pine Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (25 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.
