Oligoria maculata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Oligoria maculata, the twin-spot skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States along the coast of North Carolina south through Florida and west along the Gulf Coast to east Texas. Strays can be found as far north as Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.
The wingspan is 35–42 mm. The wings are rounded and brown black. There are four transparent spots on the upperside of the forewings. The underside of the hindwings has a pale red-brown overlay and three white spots. Adults are on wing from April to September in two or possibly three generations per year. They feed on flower nectar of various plant species, including Pontederia species.
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Twin-Spot Skipper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 496 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 to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Twin-Spot Skipper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Twin-Spot 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Twin-Spot Skipper sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 30%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Twin-Spot Skipper that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Antillean Hammock Skipper (about 20%), Mangrove Skipper (about 20%) and Ocola Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Twin-Spot Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (65 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.
