Protambulyx strigilis
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Protambulyx strigilis, the streaked sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae prevalent in the Americas from Florida to Central and South America. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Sphinx sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and August–September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Sphinx in João Pessoa on a given day, against under 5% in January and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Streaked Sphinx sightings, João Pessoa has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Manaus (Brazil, about 30%) and São Luís (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Sphinx that you can see in João Pessoa (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Tetrio Sphinx (about 20%), Tersa Sphinx (about 20%) and Swift-Winged Sphinx (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in João Pessoa (22 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.
