Erynnis meridianus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Erynnis meridianus, the meridian duskywing, 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meridian Duskywing sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meridian Duskywing in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meridian Duskywing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Big Bend National Park, in our data
Big Bend National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Meridian Duskywing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Erynnis
The closest relatives of the Meridian Duskywing that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Erynnis, Duskywings) are Mournful Duskywing (about 10%), Funereal Duskywing (about 10%) and Sleepy Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meridian Duskywing is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (10 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.
