Quadrus cerialis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Quadrus cerialis, the common blue-skipper or peppered blue skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama to Bolivia. The habitat consists of rainforests, cloud forests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,400 metres. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Skipper sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Skipper in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Blue-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 3 parks where we can rate Common Blue-Skipper sightings, Lago de Yojoa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Common Blue-Skipper that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Pythonides jovianus (about 20%), Caribbean Ruby-Eye (about 10%) and Green Flasher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Blue-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (7 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.
