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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 390 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Edmonton's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Arctic Skipper sightings, Edmonton has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Calgary (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Arctic Skipper that you can see in Edmonton (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Essex Skipper (about 10%), Hobomok Skipper (about 10%) and Peck's 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 Edmonton (55 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.
