Heliopetes laviana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Heliopetes laviana, the Laviana white-skipper or Laviana skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina through Central America and northern Mexico to southern Texas. Strays can be found in southern Arizona and central and northern Texas. The habitat consists of edges of brushy areas, trails, roadsides, open woodland, thorn forest and streamsides.
The wingspan is 35–42 mm. There are multiple generations per year in southern Texas. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves of various mallows, including Sphaeralcea, Sida and Abutilon species. They live in a nest of folded leaves. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-Skipper sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-Skipper in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Bahía de Loreto National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 80 mm in September.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Laviana White-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Laviana White-Skipper sightings, Bahía de Loreto National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Laviana White-Skipper that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 30%), White-Patched Skipper (about 20%) and Fiery Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laviana White-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Bahía de Loreto National Park (7 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.
