Lophostethus dumolinii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lophostethus dumolinii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most habitats, except desert and high mountains throughout the Ethiopian Region, excluding Madagascar and the Cape in South Africa. The length of the forewings is 55–70 mm for males and 70–75 mm for females and the wingspan is 130–171 mm.
The larvae feed on Ficus, Milletia aboensis, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Hibiscus micranthus, Hibiscus panduriformis, Dombeya rotundifolia, Dombeya cymosa, Carissa macrocarpa, Andersonia, Grewia bicolor and Grewia occidentalis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arrow Sphinx sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th most-seen of the 748 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.
April and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arrow Sphinx in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arrow Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Arrow Sphinx sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Arrow Sphinx that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Wavy Polyptychus (about 10%), Vine Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Marshalls Hawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arrow Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (24 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.
