Autochton cincta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cecropterus cincta, the chisos banded skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chisos Banded-Skipper sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chisos Banded-Skipper in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chisos Banded-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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chisos Banded-Skipper sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Chisos Banded-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 Chisos Banded-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (6 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.
