Ancyloxypha arene
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ancyloxypha arene, the tropical least skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Least Skipper sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 128 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 557 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.
February–April and June–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Least Skipper in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in January and May, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Tropical Least Skipper sightings, Mexico City ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%) and San Luis Potosí (México, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Tropical Least Skipper 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 Tropical Least Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (128 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.
