Erinnyis oenotrus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Erinnyis oenotrus, the Oenotrus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Erinnyis oenotrus sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 204th 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.
March and September–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Erinnyis oenotrus in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Erinnyis oenotrus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Erinnyis oenotrus sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Erinnyis
The closest relatives of the Erinnyis oenotrus that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Erinnyis) are Ello Sphinx (about 10%) and Cramer's Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Erinnyis oenotrus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (8 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.
