Glassy-Winged Skipper

Glassy-Winged Skipper

Xenophanes tryxus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Iguazú National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

30 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026
129 In all 6 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
7 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
9 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Iguazú National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Skipper sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Iguazú National Park?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Skipper in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glassy-Winged Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Iguazú National Park the best place to see a Glassy-Winged Skipper?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Glassy-Winged Skipper sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Glassy-Winged Skipper live in Iguazú National Park?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Glassy-Winged Skipper 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.

Where does the Glassy-Winged Skipper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Glassy-Winged Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (30 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.

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