Protambulyx goeldii
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Protambulyx goeldii is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and probably Panama.
It is similar to Protambulyx astygonus but there is a distinct discal spot on the forewing upperside. Furthermore, there are differences in the pattern on the hindwing upperside, the distal edge is straighter, the antemedian line is less curved, the median line is absent and the submarginal line is less dentate.
Adults are probably on wing year round. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded in April and October. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Protambulyx goeldii sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Protambulyx goeldii in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months. September has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Protambulyx goeldii sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Brownsberg Nature Park, in our data
Brownsberg Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Protambulyx goeldii sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Protambulyx goeldii that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Florestan Sphinx (about 40%), Xylophanes media (about 30%) and Mournful Sphinx (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Protambulyx goeldii is recorded against all the insects logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (10 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.
