Phocides batabano
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Phocides batabano, including the mangrove skipper, is a skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, namely in the United States from coast to coast in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, Cuba and adjacent regions like the Bahamas and Cayman Island.
The wingspan is 48–70 mm. Adults are on the wing from November to August in southern Florida. The larvae feed on Rhizophora mangle species. Adults feed on nectar of various plants, including mangrove, shepherd's needle, citrus, and bougainvillaea flowers.
Strays may be found up to coastal South Carolina. Phocides pigmalion batabano (Cuba, Cayman) Phocides pigmalion batabanoides (Bahamas) Phocides pigmalion okeechobee (Florida) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Skipper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 164 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 496 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.
January, March–April and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Skipper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and June–August, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mangrove Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mangrove Skipper sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Mangrove Skipper that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Antillean Hammock Skipper (about 20%), Ocola Skipper (about 20%) and Dorantes Longtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mangrove Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (164 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.
