Dolba hyloeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dolba is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, Dolba hyloeus, the pawpaw sphinx, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pawpaw Sphinx sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1121st most-seen of the 1807 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 a Pawpaw Sphinx in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pawpaw Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Pawpaw Sphinx sightings, Washington ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Pawpaw Sphinx that you can see in Washington (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Hummingbird Clearwing (about 10%), Catalpa Sphinx (about 10%) and Snowberry Clearwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pawpaw Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (11 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.
