Callionima parce
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Callionima parce, the parce sphinx moth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.It was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima parce sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 141 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Callionima parce in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and September, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callionima parce 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Callionima parce sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Callionima parce that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Darceta Sphinx (about 20%), Fig Sphinx (about 10%) and Leafy Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callionima parce is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (7 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.
