Anchemola Sphinx

Anchemola Sphinx

Eumorpha anchemolus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Braulio Carrillo National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
68 In all 9 parks
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Anchemola Sphinx

Eumorpha anchemolus, the anchemola sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
6 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
3 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Anchemola Sphinx in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anchemola Sphinx sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 232nd most-seen of the 378 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.

When is the best time to see an Anchemola Sphinx in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

January and March–June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anchemola Sphinx in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and July–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Anchemola Sphinx?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anchemola Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Braulio Carrillo National Park the best place to see an Anchemola Sphinx?

Among the best

Of the 9 parks where we can rate Anchemola Sphinx sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Anchemola Sphinx live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

Same genus: Eumorpha

The closest relatives of the Anchemola Sphinx that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Eumorpha) are Eumorpha phorbas (about 10%), Eumorpha capronnieri (about 10%) and Banded Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Anchemola Sphinx sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Anchemola Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (8 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.

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