Callionima inuus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima inuus sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima inuus in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callionima inuus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Callionima inuus sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Callionima inuus that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Xylophanes zurcheri (about 30%), Duponchel's Sphinx (about 20%) and Eumorpha phorbas (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callionima inuus is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo 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.
