Aellopos clavipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | 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 Monterrey on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 209th most-seen of the 413 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.
July–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clavipes Sphinx in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–June, the lowest months. Those are among Monterrey's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Clavipes Sphinx sightings, Monterrey ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Clavipes Sphinx that you can see in Monterrey (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 10%), Walnut Sphinx (about 10%) and Vine 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 Monterrey (13 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.
