Systasea zampa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Systasea zampa, the Arizona powdered-skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arizona Powdered-Skipper sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 329 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.
February and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arizona Powdered-Skipper in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arizona Powdered-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Arizona Powdered-Skipper sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Arizona Powdered-Skipper that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Orange Skipperling (about 30%), Mournful Duskywing (about 10%) and Golden-Headed Scallopwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arizona Powdered-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (16 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.
