Polites baracoa
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Polites baracoa, known generally as the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baracoa Skipper sighting in Havana on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 7 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Baracoa Skipper in Havana on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baracoa 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 3 cities where we can rate Baracoa Skipper sightings, Havana has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 20%) and Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Baracoa Skipper that you can see in Havana (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Black Witch (about 30%), Cuban Calisto (about 30%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baracoa Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Havana (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.
