Grais stigmaticus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 279 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hermit Skipper in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November, 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, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hermit Skipper that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Mylon (about 30%), Aspernatus Skipper (about 20%) and Southern Sicklewing (about 20%), 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 Iguaçu National Park (23 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.
