Wild Indigo Duskywing

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Erynnis baptisiae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Montreal

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

14 Verified sightings at Montreal
10 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Wild Indigo Duskywing

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New England, west to central Nebraska, and south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas.

Host plants include wild indigo, wild blue indigo, lupine, false lupine, and crown vetch. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wild Indigo Duskywing in Montreal?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Indigo Duskywing sighting in Montreal on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 447th most-seen of the 926 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.

When is the best time to see a Wild Indigo Duskywing in Montreal?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Indigo Duskywing in Montreal on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Wild Indigo Duskywing?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wild Indigo Duskywing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Montreal the best place to see a Wild Indigo Duskywing?

9th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Wild Indigo Duskywing sightings, Montreal ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, about 10%), Detroit (United States, about 10%) and Philadelphia (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Wild Indigo Duskywing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wild Indigo Duskywing is recorded against all the insects logged in Montreal (14 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.

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