Pink Hawkmoth

Pink Hawkmoth

Adhemarius gannascus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
59 In all 5 parks
January Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Pink Hawkmoth

Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pink Hawkmoth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pink Hawkmoth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

January, April and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pink Hawkmoth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Pink Hawkmoth live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Same family: Sphingidae

The closest relatives of the Pink Hawkmoth that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Walnut Sphinx (about 10%), White-Lined Sphinx (about 10%) and Florestan Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pink Hawkmoth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pink Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

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