Erinnyis oenotrus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Erinnyis oenotrus, the Oenotrus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Erinnyis oenotrus sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 187 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Erinnyis oenotrus in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 570 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Erinnyis oenotrus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Erinnyis oenotrus sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Erinnyis oenotrus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (21 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.
