Eumorpha labruscae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Eumorpha labruscae, the gaudy sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 2 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Sphinx sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 5 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gaudy Sphinx in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gaudy 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gaudy Sphinx sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Galápagos Islands (Ecuador, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gaudy Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (5 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.
