What are the chances of seeing a Manduca lefeburii in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Manduca lefeburii 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 a Manduca lefeburii in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Manduca lefeburii in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and August–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Manduca lefeburii?
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Manduca lefeburii sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Manduca lefeburii?
Only Braulio Carrillo National Park, in our data
Braulio Carrillo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Manduca lefeburii sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Manduca lefeburii live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Same genus: Manduca
The closest relatives of the Manduca lefeburii that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Manduca) are Florestan Sphinx (about 10%) and Manduca ochus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Manduca lefeburii sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Manduca lefeburii 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.