Xylophanes zurcheri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylophanes zurcheri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1894. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes zurcheri sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes zurcheri in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes zurcheri sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Xylophanes zurcheri sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes zurcheri that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Xylophanes) are Xylophanes belti (about 10%), Leafy Sphinx (about 10%) and Xylophanes anubus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes zurcheri is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (14 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.
