Hemeroplanes ornatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hemeroplanes ornatus is a species of sphinx moth native from Mexico through northern South America. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemeroplanes ornatus sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th 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 Hemeroplanes ornatus in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hemeroplanes ornatus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hemeroplanes ornatus sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Hemeroplanes ornatus 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 Hemeroplanes ornatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (7 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.
