Eumorpha labruscae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Caracas on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Sphinx in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Caracas's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in March.
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.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Gaudy Sphinx sightings, Caracas ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%), 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 Caracas (5 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.
