Genus

Pachylia

3 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilySphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
GenusPachylia

Species in this group

Pachylia ficus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachylia darceta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachylia syces

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pachylia

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 3	~30%
	Darceta Sphinx			~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~20%
	Darceta Sphinx			~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~20%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~20%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	~20%
	Darceta Sphinx			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 3	~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
	Darceta Sphinx			~10%
7	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Darceta Sphinx			~10%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Darceta Sphinx			~10%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			<5%
	Fig Sphinx			<5%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
15	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
19	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Fig Sphinx			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	~30%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
2	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~20%
3	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~20%
	Fig Sphinx			~20%
4	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
5	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
6	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
7	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
8	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
	Pachylia syces			<5%
9	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
	Fig Sphinx			<5%
10	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
11	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
12	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
13	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
14	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
16	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
17	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Pachylia syces			~10%
18	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 3	~10%
	Fig Sphinx			~10%
19	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Pachylia syces			<5%
20	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Fig Sphinx			<5%
21	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Fig Sphinx			<5%

Pachylia

Species in this group

Fig Sphinx

Darceta Sphinx

Pachylia syces

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pachylia

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked