Toxidia parvulus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Toxidia parvula, the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Grass-Skipper sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Grass-Skipper in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Grass-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 Banded Grass-Skipper sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Grass-Skipper that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Yellow-Banded Dart (about 10%), Splendid Ochre (about 10%) and Eastern Iris-Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Grass-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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.
