Pachylioides resumens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pachylioides is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 169 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July–August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Ficus Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Lesser Ficus Sphinx sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, about 10%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Lesser Ficus Sphinx that you can see in Rio de Janeiro (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Isognathus caricae (about 10%), Streaked Sphinx (about 10%) and Ello Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Ficus Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Rio de Janeiro (10 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.
