Genus

Xylophanes

24 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

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

Species in this group

Xylophanes media

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylophanes zurcheri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylophanes tersa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylophanes chiron

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylophanes anubus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylophanes pluto

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylophanes schausi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylophanes ceratomioides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes belti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes undata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes acrus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes germen

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes falco

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes hannemanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes titana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes pistacina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes loelia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes thyelia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes porcus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes crotonis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes tyndarus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylophanes letiranti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xylophanes jordani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xylophanes cyrene

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

~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)

Where to see Xylophanes

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 24	~60%
	Xylophanes zurcheri			~30%
	Xylophanes belti			~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes anubus			~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes loelia			~10%
	Xylophanes porcus			~10%
2	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	9 of 24	~50%
	Xylophanes belti			~10%
	Xylophanes zurcheri			~10%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes titana			~10%
	Xylophanes pistacina			~10%
	Xylophanes thyelia			~10%
	Pluto Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes crotonis			~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 24	~40%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes germen			~10%
	Xylophanes hannemanni			~10%
	Xylophanes acrus			~10%
	Xylophanes porcus			~10%
	Xylophanes anubus			<5%
	Xylophanes crotonis			<5%
	Xylophanes cyrene			<5%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3 of 24	~40%
	Pluto Sphinx			~20%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~30%
	Leafy Sphinx			~20%
	Xylophanes anubus			~20%
6	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 24	~30%
	Xylophanes media			~30%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 24	~30%
	Xylophanes zurcheri			~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Pluto Sphinx			~10%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	7 of 24	~30%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes crotonis			<5%
	Xylophanes letiranti			<5%
	Xylophanes jordani			<5%
	Xylophanes germen			<5%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 24	~30%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes undata			~10%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 24	~30%
	Xylophanes zurcheri			~10%
	Xylophanes belti			~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes anubus			~10%
	Xylophanes acrus			<5%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			<5%
11	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 24	~30%
	Tersa Sphinx			~30%
12	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 24	~20%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			~10%
	Xylophanes acrus			~10%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
	Pluto Sphinx			~10%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Xylophanes schausi			~20%
15	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
19	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Falcon Sphinx			~10%
20	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
21	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 24	~10%
	Xylophanes tyndarus			~10%
24	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
25	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~30%
	Leafy Sphinx			~20%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
2	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Tersa Sphinx			~20%
3	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Tersa Sphinx			~20%
4	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 24	~10%
	Falcon Sphinx			~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
	Pluto Sphinx			<5%
5	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
	Pluto Sphinx			<5%
6	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
	Pluto Sphinx			<5%
	Brown And Yellow Sphinx			<5%
7	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
8	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~10%
	Falcon Sphinx			~10%
9	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
	Leafy Sphinx			<5%
10	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
11	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
	Leafy Sphinx			<5%
12	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Leafy Sphinx			~10%
13	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
14	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Tersa Sphinx			~10%
15	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
16	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 24	<5%
	Leafy Sphinx			<5%
17	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
18	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
19	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 24	<5%
	Leafy Sphinx			<5%
20	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 24	<5%
	Leafy Sphinx			<5%
21	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
22	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%
23	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Tersa Sphinx			<5%

Xylophanes

Species in this group

Xylophanes media

Xylophanes zurcheri

Tersa Sphinx

Leafy Sphinx

Xylophanes anubus

Pluto Sphinx

Xylophanes schausi

Brown And Yellow Sphinx

Xylophanes belti

Xylophanes undata

Xylophanes acrus

Xylophanes germen

Falcon Sphinx

Xylophanes hannemanni

Xylophanes titana

Xylophanes pistacina

Xylophanes loelia

Xylophanes thyelia

Xylophanes porcus

Xylophanes crotonis

Xylophanes tyndarus

Xylophanes letiranti

Xylophanes jordani

Xylophanes cyrene

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Xylophanes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked