Pachylioides resumens
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pachylioides is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 25 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Ficus Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lesser Ficus Sphinx sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Lesser Ficus Sphinx that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Xylophanes schausi (about 20%), Adhemarius eurysthenes (about 10%) and Manduca diffissa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Ficus Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Itatiaia National Park (9 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.
