Pink Hawkmoth

Pink Hawkmoth

Adhemarius gannascus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

20 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
59 In all 5 parks
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Pink Hawkmoth

Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pink Hawkmoth in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 506 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.

When is the best time to see a Pink Hawkmoth in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

January–February, April–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pink Hawkmoth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

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

Is Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve the best place to see a Pink Hawkmoth?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pink Hawkmoth sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Pink Hawkmoth live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Same genus: Adhemarius

The closest relatives of the Pink Hawkmoth that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Adhemarius) are Adhemarius dariensis (about 10%) and Adhemarius ypsilon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pink Hawkmoth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pink Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (20 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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