Peck's Skipper

Peck's Skipper

Polites coras

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chicago

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

549 Verified sightings at Chicago
58 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
2 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
3 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
4 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Peck's Skipper in Chicago?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peck's Skipper sighting in Chicago on a given day, based on 549 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 978 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Peck's Skipper in Chicago?

August and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peck's Skipper in Chicago on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Peck's Skipper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peck's Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chicago the best place to see a Peck's Skipper?

6th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Peck's Skipper sightings, Chicago ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Detroit (United States, about 30%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 20%) and Toronto (Canada, about 20%).

Where does the Peck's Skipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Peck's Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Chicago (549 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.

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