Manduca

Species in this group

Manduca florestan

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Manduca brontes

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Manduca rustica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca quinquemaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca diffissa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca schausi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca sexta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca lefeburii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca pellenia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca ochus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca jasminearum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Manduca muscosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

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)

Where to see Manduca

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 12	~40%
	Florestan Sphinx			~40%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 12	~30%
	Manduca brontes			~30%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Florestan Sphinx			~20%
4	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~20%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 12	~20%
	Manduca schausi			~10%
	Manduca pellenia			~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 12	~20%
	Manduca lefeburii			~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
	Manduca ochus			~10%
7	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 12	~20%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
9	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 12	~10%
	Manduca schausi			~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			<5%
	Muscosa Sphinx			<5%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 12	~10%
	Manduca schausi			~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
12	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
13	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Manduca diffissa			~10%
14	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Manduca schausi			~10%
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
17	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Ash Sphinx			~10%
18	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
19	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
20	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
22	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
24	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
26	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 12	~10%
	Florestan Sphinx			~10%
27	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
28	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~20%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
2	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~20%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
3	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~20%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			~10%
4	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~20%
	Rustic Sphinx			~20%
5	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
8	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
9	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
10	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
11	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
12	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
13	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
14	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
15	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
17	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
18	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
19	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
20	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
21	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
22	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
23	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
24	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
25	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			~10%
26	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
27	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 12	~10%
	Rustic Sphinx			~10%
28	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 12	~10%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
	Five-Spotted Hawk Moth			<5%
29	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
30	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
31	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
32	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
33	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
34	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
35	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Carolina Sphinx			<5%
36	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	<5%
	Rustic Sphinx			<5%
37	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	<5%
	Florestan Sphinx			<5%

Species in this group

Florestan Sphinx

Manduca brontes

Rustic Sphinx

Five-Spotted Hawk Moth

Manduca diffissa

Manduca schausi

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca lefeburii

Manduca pellenia

Manduca ochus

Ash Sphinx

Muscosa Sphinx

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Manduca

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked