Sphinx

Species in this group

Sphinx pinastri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphinx ligustri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphinx maurorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx kalmiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx chersis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx poecila

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx vashti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx sequoiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx perelegans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphinx libocedrus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sphinx

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 10	~30%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~20%
	Southern Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	~20%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~20%
3	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~20%
	Laurel Sphinx			~10%
	Northern Apple Sphinx			~10%
4	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 10	~20%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~20%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Great Ash Sphinx			~10%
	Laurel Sphinx			~10%
	Northern Apple Sphinx			~10%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~20%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
7	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 10	~20%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~20%
8	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
10	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
13	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
	Southern Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
15	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
16	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Great Ash Sphinx			~10%
17	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
18	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Laurel Sphinx			~10%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Laurel Sphinx			~10%
20	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Vashti Sphinx			~10%
21	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
22	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Sequoia Sphinx			~10%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Elegant Sphinx			~10%
24	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Vashti Sphinx			~10%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Vashti Sphinx			~10%
26	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Incense Cedar Sphinx			<5%
27	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Laurel Sphinx			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
2	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
4	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Great Ash Sphinx			~10%
5	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~10%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
7	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
8	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
9	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
	Vashti Sphinx			<5%
10	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 10	~10%
	Pine Hawkmoth			~10%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Laurel Sphinx			<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
12	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
13	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
14	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
15	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
16	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
	Elegant Sphinx			<5%
17	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
19	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
20	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
21	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
22	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
23	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	Privet Hawkmoth			<5%
24	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Laurel Sphinx			<5%
25	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Pine Hawkmoth			<5%
26	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
27	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Incense Cedar Sphinx			<5%
28	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Laurel Sphinx			<5%
30	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Great Ash Sphinx			<5%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Laurel Sphinx			<5%

Species in this group

Pine Hawkmoth

Privet Hawkmoth

Southern Pine Hawkmoth

Laurel Sphinx

Great Ash Sphinx

Northern Apple Sphinx

Vashti Sphinx

Sequoia Sphinx

Elegant Sphinx

Incense Cedar Sphinx

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sphinx

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked