Cocytius duponchel
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 82 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, July and September–October, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Duponchel's Sphinx sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Duponchel's Sphinx that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Peacock (about 50%), Black Witch (about 40%) and Bordered Patch (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Duponchel's Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Venezuela (5 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.
