Xylophanes pluto
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes pluto, the Pluto sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among Miami's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in June.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pluto 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pluto Sphinx sightings, Miami has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San José (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Mexico City (México, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pluto Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (61 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.
