Hesperia sassacus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hesperia sassacus, the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Skipper sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Skipper in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Indian Skipper sightings, Acadia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Indian Skipper that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dun Skipper (about 10%), Hobomok Skipper (about 10%) and Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (12 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.
