Xylophanes crotonis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes crotonis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th 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, April–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes crotonis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes crotonis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Xylophanes crotonis sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes crotonis that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Xylophanes) are Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%), Xylophanes germen (about 10%) and Xylophanes hannemanni (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes crotonis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.
