Callionima inuus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima inuus sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 279 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.
January, March, July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima inuus in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callionima inuus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Callionima inuus sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Callionima inuus that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Lesser Ficus Sphinx (about 10%), Ello Sphinx (about 10%) and Rustic Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callionima inuus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (6 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.
