Carterocephalus mandan
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 256 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Calgary's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arctic 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 cities where we can rate Arctic Skipper sightings, Calgary ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Arctic Skipper that you can see in Calgary (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Woodland Skipper (about 10%) and Essex Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arctic Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (18 verified sightings), 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.
