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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Skipper in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most 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 3 parks where we can rate Arctic Skipper sightings, Elk Island National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Arctic Skipper that you can see in Elk Island National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Essex Skipper (about 30%), Hobomok Skipper (about 20%) and Dreamy Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arctic Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island 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.
