Pyrgus centaureae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The northern grizzled skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) is a Holarctic species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae) with a range in North America from the subarctic to the north, New Mexico to the south, and the Appalachian Mountains to the east.In the Palearctic the species which was described from Norway is distributed across Scandinavia and the northern part of European Russia across the Urals through northern Asia to the Altai. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Grizzled Skipper sighting in Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 88 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Grizzled Skipper in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Jasper National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Grizzled 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 2 parks where we can rate Northern Grizzled Skipper sightings, Jasper National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Banff National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Grizzled Skipper that you can see in Jasper National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Western Arctic Skipper (about 10%), Essex Skipper (about 10%) and Persius Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Grizzled Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Jasper 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.
