Oryba achemenides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Oryba achemenides is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oryba achemenides sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oryba achemenides in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oryba achemenides sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Oryba achemenides sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Oryba achemenides 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 Oryba achemenides is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (13 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.
