Xylophanes hannemanni
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylophanes hannemanni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama and further south through Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia. The wingspan is 68–83 mm (2.7–3.3 in).
There are probably at least three generations per year. Adults have been recorded year round in Costa Rica. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria correae, Psychotria horizontalis, Psychotria eurycarpa, Psychotria elata and Psychotria nervosa, Palicourea padifolia, Coussarea austin-smithii and Thalia geniculata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes hannemanni sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 17 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes hannemanni in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes hannemanni sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xylophanes hannemanni sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes hannemanni that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Xylophanes) are Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%), Xylophanes germen (about 10%) and Xylophanes acrus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes hannemanni is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (17 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.
