Callionima falcifera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Callionima falcifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Bruno Gehlen in 1943. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Jamaica, south through northern South America (north-western and eastern Venezuela). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Falcifera Sphinx Moth sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th most-seen of the 506 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Falcifera Sphinx Moth in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Falcifera Sphinx Moth 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Falcifera Sphinx Moth sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, under 5%).
Same genus: Callionima
The closest relatives of the Falcifera Sphinx Moth that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Callionima) are Callionima denticulata (about 10%) and Callionima parce (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Falcifera Sphinx Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (5 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.
