Pachylia syces
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pachylia syces is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachylia syces sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 57 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.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pachylia syces in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and June–October, the lowest months. That is one of Bahía de Loreto National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachylia syces sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pachylia syces sightings, Bahía de Loreto National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Pachylia syces that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 30%) and Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachylia syces is recorded against all the insects logged in Bahía de Loreto National Park (11 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.
