Xylophanes pluto
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylophanes pluto, the Pluto sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 184th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pluto Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pluto Sphinx sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pluto Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (18 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.
