Xylophanes falco
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylophanes falco is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Falcon Sphinx sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 152 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Falcon Sphinx in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Falcon 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 2 cities where we can rate Falcon Sphinx sightings, Mexico City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Falcon Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (152 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.
