Silhouette: PhyloPic
Aides epitus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aides epitus sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 306 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aides epitus in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aides epitus 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 Aides epitus sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Aides epitus that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Mylon (about 40%), Aspernatus Skipper (about 20%) and Southern Sicklewing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aides epitus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (5 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.
