Isognathus caricae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Isognathus caricae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isognathus caricae sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 132 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–June, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isognathus caricae in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, July–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Isognathus caricae sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Tijuca National Park, in our data
Tijuca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Isognathus caricae sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Isognathus caricae that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Tetrio Sphinx (about 10%), Streaked Sphinx (about 10%) and Pachylia syces (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Isognathus caricae is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
