Xylophanes zurcheri
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Xylophanes zurcheri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1894. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes zurcheri sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Xylophanes zurcheri 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 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylophanes zurcheri 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Xylophanes zurcheri sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylophanes
The closest relatives of the Xylophanes zurcheri that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Xylophanes) are Xylophanes belti (about 10%), Brown And Yellow Sphinx (about 10%) and Xylophanes titana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylophanes zurcheri is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (31 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.
