Heliopetes laviana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliopetes laviana, the Laviana white-skipper or Laviana skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina through Central America and northern Mexico to southern Texas. Strays can be found in southern Arizona and central and northern Texas. The habitat consists of edges of brushy areas, trails, roadsides, open woodland, thorn forest and streamsides.
The wingspan is 35–42 mm. There are multiple generations per year in southern Texas. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves of various mallows, including Sphaeralcea, Sida and Abutilon species. They live in a nest of folded leaves. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-Skipper sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd 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.
June and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Laviana White-Skipper in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Laviana White-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 4 parks where we can rate Laviana White-Skipper sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laviana White-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (29 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.
