Heliopetes laviana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Heliopetes laviana, the Laviana white-skipper or Laviana skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina through Central America and northern Mexico to southern Texas. Strays can be found in southern Arizona and central and northern Texas. The habitat consists of edges of brushy areas, trails, roadsides, open woodland, thorn forest and streamsides.
The wingspan is 35–42 mm. There are multiple generations per year in southern Texas. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves of various mallows, including Sphaeralcea, Sida and Abutilon species. They live in a nest of folded leaves. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-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 86th 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.
June and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-Skipper in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Laviana White-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Laviana White-Skipper sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laviana White-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.
