Pachylia syces
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pachylia syces is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachylia syces sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pachylia syces in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Cali's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachylia syces sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pachylia syces sightings, Cali ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%) and Belém (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachylia syces is recorded against all the insects logged in Cali (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.
