Aellopos titan
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aellopos titan, the Titan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Titan Sphinx sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 900th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Titan Sphinx in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Titan Sphinx sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Titan Sphinx that you can see in Austin (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 20%), Walnut Sphinx (about 10%) and Vine Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Titan Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (17 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.
