Autochton cincta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cecropterus cincta, the chisos banded skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chisos Banded-Skipper sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 431 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.
May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chisos Banded-Skipper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chisos Banded-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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chisos Banded-Skipper sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chisos Banded-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (94 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
