Question 1

What are the chances of seeing an Ello Sphinx in Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ello Sphinx sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 777th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see an Ello Sphinx in Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ello Sphinx in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see an Ello Sphinx?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ello 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.

Question 4

Is Los Angeles the best place to see an Ello Sphinx?

Accepted Answer

24th of 24. Of the 24 cities where we can rate Ello Sphinx sightings, Los Angeles ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%) and Recife (Brazil, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Ello Sphinx live in Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Sphingidae. The closest relatives of the Ello Sphinx that you can see in Los Angeles (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 20%) and Carolina Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Ello Sphinx sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Ello Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
3	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
5	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
6	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
12	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
2	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
4	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
5	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
9	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
10	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%

Ello Sphinx

About the Ello Sphinx

Recent sightings of Ello Sphinx in Los Angeles

Global Distribution

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