Lapara bombycoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lapara bombycoides, the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pine Sphinx sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 513th most-seen of the 822 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.
July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pine Sphinx in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pine Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Pine Sphinx sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pine Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (7 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.
