Hesperilla picta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hesperilla picta, also known as the painted sedge-skipper or painted skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Gahnia clarkei. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Sedge-Skipper sighting in Booderee National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 59 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Sedge-Skipper in Booderee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Sedge-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Booderee National Park, in our data
Booderee National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Painted Sedge-Skipper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Sedge-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Booderee 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.
