Timochares trifasciata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Timochares trifasciata, the many-banded skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from eastern and western Mexico to southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Many-Banded Skipper sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 96th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Many-Banded Skipper in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Many-Banded Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Many-Banded Skipper sightings, Fortaleza ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Many-Banded Skipper that you can see in Fortaleza (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 10%), Dorantes Longtail (about 10%) and Pompeius Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Many-Banded Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (5 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.
