Dolba hyloeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dolba is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, Dolba hyloeus, the pawpaw sphinx, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pawpaw Sphinx sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 215th most-seen of the 1057 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.
July to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pawpaw Sphinx in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pawpaw 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Pawpaw Sphinx sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Pawpaw Sphinx that you can see in Houston (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Tersa Sphinx (about 10%), Mournful Sphinx (about 10%) and Carolina Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pawpaw Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (64 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.
