Pachylioides resumens
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pachylioides is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Ficus Sphinx in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain against 50 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Ficus Sphinx 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.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lesser Ficus Sphinx sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Lesser Ficus Sphinx that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Duponchel's Sphinx (about 20%), Leafy Sphinx (about 20%) and Xylophanes anubus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Ficus Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (10 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.
