Duponchel's Sphinx

Duponchel's Sphinx

Cocytius duponchel

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
99 In all 7 parks
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Duponchel's Sphinx

Amphonyx duponchel, or Duponchel's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
3 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Duponchel's Sphinx in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 299 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.

When is the best time to see a Duponchel's Sphinx in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

February–March and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Duponchel's Sphinx?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Duponchel's Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Duponchel's Sphinx live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Same family: Sphingidae

The closest relatives of the Duponchel's Sphinx that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Adhemarius dariensis (about 10%), Tetrio Sphinx (about 10%) and Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Duponchel's Sphinx sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Duponchel's Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (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.

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