Panoquina errans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The wandering skipper (Panoquina errans) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The larvae feed on Distichlis spicata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Skipper sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Skipper in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Los Angeles's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Wandering Skipper sightings, Los Angeles ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Diego (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Wandering Skipper that you can see in Los Angeles (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Fiery Skipper (about 20%), Umber Skipper (about 10%) and Mournful Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (85 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.
