Carterocephalus skada
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Arctic Skipper sighting in Denali National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Arctic Skipper in Denali National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and August–September, the lowest months. November to February have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Arctic 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 7 parks where we can rate Western Arctic Skipper sightings, Denali National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Banff National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Arctic Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Denali National Park (11 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.
