Grais stigmaticus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Grais is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, with the only species, Grais stigmaticus, commonly known as the hermit skipper, found from the south-western US (Texas) to Argentina, and Jamaica in the Caribbean Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hermit Skipper sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 431 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.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hermit Skipper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hermit 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 parks where we can rate Hermit Skipper sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hermit Skipper that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Southern Sicklewing (about 20%), Chisos Banded-Skipper (about 10%) and Rainbow Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hermit Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (21 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.
