Eumorpha typhon
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eumorpha typhon, the Typhon sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Typhon Sphinx sighting in San Luis Potosí on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 91 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.
May–June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Typhon Sphinx in San Luis Potosí on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among San Luis Potosí's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in April.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Typhon Sphinx sightings, San Luis Potosí ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Typhon Sphinx that you can see in San Luis Potosí (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are White-Lined Sphinx (about 10%), Fig Sphinx (about 10%) and Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Typhon Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in San Luis Potosí (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.
