Cocytius duponchel
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Amphonyx duponchel, or Duponchel's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Duponchel's Sphinx in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Duponchel's Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Duponchel's Sphinx sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Duponchel's Sphinx that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Leafy Sphinx (about 20%), Xylophanes anubus (about 20%) and Fig Sphinx (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Duponchel's Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (13 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.
