Erinnyis ello
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Erinnyis ello, the ello sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed from Argentina through Central America to the United States as far north as Nevada.
The ello sphinx can be parasitized by the braconid wasp Microplitis figueresi. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ello Sphinx sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 86 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–April, July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ello Sphinx in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Ello Sphinx sightings, Manaus ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%) and Recife (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Ello Sphinx that you can see in Manaus (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Streaked Sphinx (about 30%), Anchemola Sphinx (about 20%) and Tetrio Sphinx (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ello Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Manaus (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.
