Ochlodes agricola
In 3 days ~10%
Ochlodes agricola, the rural skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America. Ochlodes agricola is found in mid-elevation habitats and foothills. Adults are ochre-orange. Males have diagonal black markings on fore wings. The underside of the hind wings are solid orange or mottled with brown. Adult males display territorial behavior. Larvae feed on grasses and are yellow with black lines and a black head.
The MONA or Hodges number for Ochlodes agricola is 4055. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rural Skipper sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 577th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rural Skipper in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only San Francisco, in our data
San Francisco is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rural Skipper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rural Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (8 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.
