Lon taxiles
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lon taxiles, the taxiles skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Lon taxiles is 4061. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper sighting in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 143 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taxiles Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Taxiles Skipper sightings, Grand Canyon National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Taxiles Skipper that you can see in Grand Canyon National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 10%), Orange Skipperling (about 10%) and Northern White-Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taxiles Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Canyon National Park (13 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.
