Glassy-Winged Skipper

Glassy-Winged Skipper

Xenophanes tryxus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
129 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
7 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
9 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Skipper sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 169 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Rio de Janeiro?

March, May–August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in April, September and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper?

9th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Glassy-Winged Skipper sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in São Paulo (Brazil, about 20%), São Luís (Brazil, about 20%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Glassy-Winged Skipper live in Rio de Janeiro?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Glassy-Winged Skipper that you can see in Rio de Janeiro (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Brown Longtail (about 10%), Pompeius Skipper (about 10%) and Dorantes Longtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Glassy-Winged Skipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Glassy-Winged Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Rio de Janeiro (7 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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