Oligoria maculata
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Oligoria maculata, the twin-spot skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States along the coast of North Carolina south through Florida and west along the Gulf Coast to east Texas. Strays can be found as far north as Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.
The wingspan is 35–42 mm. The wings are rounded and brown black. There are four transparent spots on the upperside of the forewings. The underside of the hindwings has a pale red-brown overlay and three white spots. Adults are on wing from April to September in two or possibly three generations per year. They feed on flower nectar of various plant species, including Pontederia species.
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Twin-Spot Skipper sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 98 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Twin-Spot Skipper in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Big Cypress National Preserve's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Twin-Spot 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Twin-Spot Skipper sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Twin-Spot Skipper that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Southern Broken-Dash (about 20%), Three-Spotted Skipper (about 20%) and Dorantes Longtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Twin-Spot Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (98 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.
