Lintneria istar
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lintneria istar, the Istar sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is found in mountains and pine-oak woodlands from southern Arizona east to southern Texas and south through Mexico to Guatemala.
Adults are on wing from July to September. The larvae feed on Salvia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Istar Sphinx sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 442nd 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Istar Sphinx in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Istar Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Istar Sphinx sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Istar Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (7 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.
