Lon taxiles
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lon taxiles, the taxiles skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Lon taxiles is 4061. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 272 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 461 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Denver's wettest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taxiles Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Taxiles Skipper sightings, Denver has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mexico City (México, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Taxiles Skipper that you can see in Denver (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Checkered-Skipper (about 20%), Peck's Skipper (about 10%) and Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taxiles Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (272 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.
