Pompeius Skipper

Pompeius Skipper

Pompeius pompeius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Porto Alegre

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

23 Verified sightings at Porto Alegre
28 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pompeius Skipper in Porto Alegre?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pompeius Skipper sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pompeius Skipper in Porto Alegre?

February–March and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pompeius Skipper in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pompeius Skipper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Porto Alegre the best place to see a Pompeius Skipper?

7th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Pompeius Skipper sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Recife (Brazil, about 20%), Salvador (Brazil, about 20%) and Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Pompeius Skipper live in Porto Alegre?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Pompeius Skipper that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Fiery Skipper (about 20%), Dorantes Longtail (about 20%) and Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pompeius Skipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pompeius Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (23 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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