Piruna polingii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Piruna polingii, the four-spotted skipperling, is a species of intermediate skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. It was first described by William Barnes in 1900 and it is found in Central and North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for Piruna polingii is 3984. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Skipperling sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 352nd most-seen of the 557 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Skipperling in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Four-Spotted Skipperling sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Four-Spotted Skipperling that you can see in Mexico City (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 20%), Pale Sicklewing (about 10%) and Guava Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-Spotted Skipperling is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (11 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.
