Aellopos clavipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aellopos clavipes, also known as the clavipes sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clavipes Sphinx sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 207th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clavipes Sphinx in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Mexico City's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 5 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clavipes 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 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Clavipes Sphinx sightings, Mexico City ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%) and Monterrey (México, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Clavipes Sphinx that you can see in Mexico City (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth (about 10%), White-Lined Sphinx (about 10%) and Falcon Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clavipes Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (29 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.
