Erinnyis alope
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Erinnyis alope, the Alope sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from the northern part of South America, through Central America, up to Northern Mexico and the very south of the United States, although strays have been recorded as far north as Arkansas and Kansas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alope Sphinx sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 826 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.
August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alope Sphinx in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–July, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alope Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Alope Sphinx sightings, Miami ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alope Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (38 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.
