Xylophanes letiranti
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes letiranti is a moth of the family Sphingidae which can be found in Panama and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes letiranti sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd 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.
February–March, May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes letiranti in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes letiranti sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only La Amistad International Park (Panama), in our data
La Amistad International Park (Panama) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xylophanes letiranti sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes letiranti that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Xylophanes) are Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%), Leafy Sphinx (about 10%) and Tersa Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes letiranti is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (6 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.
