Eumorpha labruscae
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eumorpha labruscae, the gaudy sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 2 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Sphinx sighting in Asuncion on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 23 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Sphinx in Asuncion on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gaudy Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Gaudy Sphinx sightings, Asuncion has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%) and San Salvador (El Salvador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gaudy Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Asuncion (6 verified sightings), 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.
