Callionima inuus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 306 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.
January, March, July–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima inuus in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Callionima inuus sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Callionima inuus that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Lesser Ficus Sphinx (about 20%), Ello Sphinx (about 10%) and Adhemarius daphne (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 Iguazú 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.
