Cocytius antaeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cocytius antaeus, the giant sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sphinx sighting in Lima on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June–August and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sphinx in Lima on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Giant Sphinx sightings, Lima has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Panama City (Panama, under 5%) and Mexico City (México, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Giant Sphinx that you can see in Lima (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Fig Sphinx (about 20%), Hyles annei (about 10%) and Rustic Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Lima (14 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.
