Lerodea eufala
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lerodea eufala, the Eufala skipper or rice leaffolder, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the coast of Georgia, south through Florida and west across the southern United States to southern California, south through Mexico and Central America to Patagonia. In the summer, it expands its range north to central California, North Dakota, southern Wisconsin, northern Michigan and Washington, D.C.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. There are two generations, with adults on wing from February to October in the deep south. There are multiple generations throughout the year in Florida, southern Texas and Arizona. The larvae feed on various grasses including Sorghum halepense, Cynodon dactylon and Saccharum officinarum. Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers including croton, alfalfa, composites and lippia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 9 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eufala Skipper sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st most-seen of the 173 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eufala Skipper in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–August, the lowest months. Those are among Santiago's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 65 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eufala Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Eufala Skipper sightings, Santiago ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Torreón (México, about 20%), Ciudad Juárez (México, about 20%) and Tijuana (México, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Eufala Skipper that you can see in Santiago (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Fasciolata Skipper (about 20%), Funereal Duskywing (about 10%) and Signata Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eufala Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Santiago (15 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.
