Anthoptus epictetus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Trailside Skipper sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 381st most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trailside Skipper in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trailside Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Trailside Skipper sightings, São Paulo ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Trailside Skipper that you can see in São Paulo (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Glassy-Winged Skipper (about 20%), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 10%) and Pompeius Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trailside Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (17 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.
