Cocytius duponchel
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Amphonyx duponchel, or Duponchel's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Panama City's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Duponchel's Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Duponchel's Sphinx sightings, Panama City ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, about 20%), Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%) and São Luís (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Duponchel's Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (12 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.
