Pyrgus centaureae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The northern grizzled skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) is a Holarctic species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae) with a range in North America from the subarctic to the north, New Mexico to the south, and the Appalachian Mountains to the east.In the Palearctic the species which was described from Norway is distributed across Scandinavia and the northern part of European Russia across the Urals through northern Asia to the Altai. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Grizzled Skipper sighting in Banff National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 105 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Grizzled Skipper in Banff National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Grizzled Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Grizzled Skipper sightings, Banff National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Grizzled Skipper that you can see in Banff National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Persius Duskywing (about 10%), Western Arctic Skipper (about 10%) and Essex Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Grizzled Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Banff National Park (20 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.
