Xylophanes anubus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes anubus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes anubus sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes anubus in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes anubus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Xylophanes anubus sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes anubus that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Xylophanes) are Xylophanes zurcheri (about 10%), Xylophanes belti (about 10%) and Leafy Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes anubus is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (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.
