Xylophanes crotonis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes crotonis sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes crotonis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes crotonis 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Xylophanes crotonis sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes crotonis 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 Xylophanes crotonis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (6 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.
