What are the chances of seeing a Haitian Skipper in Santo Domingo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Haitian Skipper sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Haitian Skipper in Santo Domingo?
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Haitian Skipper in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Santo Domingo's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Where else can you see a Haitian Skipper?
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Haitian Skipper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Haitian Skipper live in Santo Domingo?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Haitian Skipper that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 30%), Baracoa Skipper (about 20%) and Three-Spotted Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Haitian Skipper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Haitian Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (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.