Xylophanes pluto
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes pluto, the Pluto sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pluto Sphinx in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to 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 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pluto Sphinx sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pluto Sphinx sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Pluto Sphinx that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Xylophanes) are Xylophanes belti (about 10%), Xylophanes zurcheri (about 10%) and Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pluto Sphinx is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (9 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.
