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 Orlando on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th most-seen of the 294 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 Alope Sphinx in Orlando on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Alope Sphinx sightings, Orlando ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Alope Sphinx that you can see in Orlando (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Banded Sphinx (about 10%), Mournful Sphinx (about 10%) and Tersa Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alope Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (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.
