Where to see
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Silver-Spotted Skipper during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-Spotted Skipper sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Shenandoah National Park and more
After Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Silver-Spotted Skipper are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 40%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 60%), July in Shenandoah National Park (about 50%) and August and September in Congaree National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Silver-Spotted Skipper on a given day. Each park's Silver-Spotted Skipper page has the full month-by-month chart.
