Nyctelius nyctelius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Nyctelius nyctelius, known generally as the violet-banded skipper or nyctelius skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-Banded Skipper sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-Banded Skipper in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in January, May, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Violet-Banded Skipper sightings, Porto Alegre has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Violet-Banded 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violet-Banded Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (16 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.
