Polites baracoa
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Polites baracoa, known generally as the baracoa skipper or little tawny edge skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Polites baracoa is 4040. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baracoa Skipper sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Baracoa Skipper in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in May and June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baracoa Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Baracoa Skipper sightings, Santo Domingo ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Havana (Cuba, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Baracoa Skipper that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 30%), Three-Spotted Skipper (about 20%) and Brazilian Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baracoa Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (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.
