Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Family

Sphinx Moths

Sphingidae

242 species in our catalog · found in 137 parks

Species in this group

Showing the 60 most likely of 242 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Sphinx Moths

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
33 of 242
>90%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
19 of 242
~90%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
17 of 242
~90%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5 of 242
~80%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
24 of 242
~80%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
4 of 242
~80%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
25 of 242
~80%
8 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
13 of 242
~80%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
14 of 242
~80%
10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
8 of 242
~80%
11 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 242
~80%
12 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
7 of 242
~80%
13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
19 of 242
~70%
14 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
8 of 242
~70%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
14 of 242
~70%
16 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
14 of 242
~70%
17 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 242
~70%
18 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
13 of 242
~70%
19 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
7 of 242
~70%
20 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
12 of 242
~70%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20 of 242
~70%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
21 of 242
~70%
23 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5 of 242
~70%
24 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10 of 242
~70%
25 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
7 of 242
~60%
26 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 242
~60%
27 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
19 of 242
~60%
28 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
4 of 242
~60%
29 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 242
~60%
30 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
4 of 242
~60%
31 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
11 of 242
~60%
32 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
4 of 242
~60%
33 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 242
~60%
34 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5 of 242
~60%
35 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5 of 242
~60%
36 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
11 of 242
~60%
37 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5 of 242
~60%
38 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
4 of 242
~50%
39 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
11 of 242
~50%
40 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
3 of 242
~50%
41 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5 of 242
~50%
42 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 242
~50%
43 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12 of 242
~50%
44 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
7 of 242
~50%
45 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
12 of 242
~50%
46 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 242
~50%
47 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5 of 242
~50%
48 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5 of 242
~50%
49 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
4 of 242
~50%
50 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
8 of 242
~50%
51 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 242
~50%
52 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 242
~50%
53 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
3 of 242
~50%
54 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
7 of 242
~50%
55 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
11 of 242
~50%
56 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 242
~50%
57 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 242
~50%
58 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
4 of 242
~50%
59 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
7 of 242
~50%
60 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 242
~40%
61 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 242
~40%
62 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 242
~40%
63 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
2 of 242
~40%
64 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 242
~40%
65 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 242
~40%
66 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 242
~40%
67 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
4 of 242
~40%
68 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
3 of 242
~40%
69 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 242
~40%
70 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 242
~40%
71 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
4 of 242
~40%
72 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
7 of 242
~40%
73 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
9 of 242
~40%
74 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
4 of 242
~40%
75 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
6 of 242
~40%
76 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
6 of 242
~40%
77 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 242
~40%
78 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 242
~30%
79 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 242
~30%
80 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 242
~30%
81 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 242
~30%
82 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 242
~30%
83 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
4 of 242
~30%
84 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 242
~30%
85 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 242
~30%
86 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
2 of 242
~30%
87 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 242
~30%
88 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5 of 242
~30%
89 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5 of 242
~30%
90 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 242
~30%
91 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 242
~30%
92 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
3 of 242
~30%
93 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
2 of 242
~30%
94 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
4 of 242
~30%
95 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 242
~30%
96 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5 of 242
~30%
97 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 242
~30%
98 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4 of 242
~30%
99 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 242
~30%
100 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 242
~20%
101 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 242
~20%
102 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
2 of 242
~20%
103 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 242
~20%
104 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 242
~20%
105 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
2 of 242
~20%
106 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
2 of 242
~20%
107 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 242
~20%
108 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
1 of 242
~20%
109 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 242
~20%
110 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 242
~20%
111 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 242
~20%
112 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 242
~20%
113 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 242
~20%
114 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 242
~20%
115 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 242
~20%
116 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 242
~20%
117 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 242
~20%
118 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 242
~20%
119 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 242
~20%
120 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 242
~10%
121 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 242
~10%
122 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 242
~10%
123 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 242
~10%
124 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 242
~10%
125 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 242
~10%
126 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 of 242
~10%
127 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 242
~10%
128 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 242
~10%
129 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 242
~10%
130 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 242
~10%
131 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 242
~10%
132 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 242
~10%
133 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 242
~10%
134 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 242
~10%
135 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 242
~10%
136 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 242
~10%
137 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 242
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
13 of 242
~90%
2 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
8 of 242
~80%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 242
~80%
4 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
5 of 242
~70%
5 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 242
~60%
6 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 242
~60%
7 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
7 of 242
~60%
8 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
19 of 242
~60%
9 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
16 of 242
~60%
10 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 242
~60%
11 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
13 of 242
~60%
12 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
18 of 242
~60%
13 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
4 of 242
~50%
14 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
14 of 242
~50%
15 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10 of 242
~50%
16 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
8 of 242
~50%
17 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 242
~50%
18 Mashhad 🇮🇷 Iran
1 of 242
~50%
19 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
9 of 242
~50%
20 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
13 of 242
~50%
21 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
10 of 242
~50%
22 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5 of 242
~50%
23 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
9 of 242
~50%
24 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
7 of 242
~50%
25 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
9 of 242
~50%
26 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 242
~50%
27 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
17 of 242
~50%
28 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
12 of 242
~50%
29 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
10 of 242
~50%
30 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
8 of 242
~50%
31 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
9 of 242
~50%
32 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
6 of 242
~50%
33 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 242
~50%
34 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
12 of 242
~50%
35 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
10 of 242
~50%
36 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
9 of 242
~50%
37 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
10 of 242
~50%
38 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
3 of 242
~50%
39 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
4 of 242
~50%
40 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
11 of 242
~40%
41 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 242
~40%
42 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
11 of 242
~40%
43 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 242
~40%
44 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
5 of 242
~40%
45 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 242
~40%
46 Pune 🇮🇳 India
9 of 242
~40%
47 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5 of 242
~40%
48 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
17 of 242
~40%
49 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
6 of 242
~40%
50 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
13 of 242
~40%
51 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
8 of 242
~40%
52 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
4 of 242
~40%
53 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
11 of 242
~40%
54 Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 242
~40%
55 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
14 of 242
~40%
56 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
2 of 242
~40%
57 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
7 of 242
~40%
58 Durg 🇮🇳 India
1 of 242
~40%
59 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 242
~40%
60 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
10 of 242
~40%