Eupyrrhoglossum sagra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra, the Cuban sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands in Cuba and from Mexico and Belize to Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. Occasionally, strays are found in Florida.
The wingspan is 51–53 mm. There is a semi-transparent submarginal spot on the forewing. The head has a low medial crest and the thorax is pale grey, contrasting sharply with the dark brown edges and median line. There is a blackish subbasal band on the forewing upperside and a median yellow band of nearly even width on the hindwing upperside. The fringe is yellow.
Adults are probably on wing year round in the tropics. Adults have been recorded year round (except March) in Costa Rica. In Venezuela, adults have been recorded in April. The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species, including Guettarda macrosperma, Guettarda scabra and Chomelia spinosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cuban Sphinx sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 255th most-seen of the 496 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.
March, June and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cuban Sphinx in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cuban Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Everglades National Park, in our data
Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cuban Sphinx sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Cuban Sphinx that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Tersa Sphinx (about 10%), Giant Sphinx (about 10%) and Grote's Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cuban Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (16 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.
