Frosted Flasher

Frosted Flasher

Astraptes alardus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Frosted Flasher

Telegonus alardus, the frosted flasher, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Frosted Flasher in Lago de Yojoa?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Frosted Flasher sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Frosted Flasher in Lago de Yojoa?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Frosted Flasher in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Frosted Flasher?

Between 8 and 11 am

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

Where else can you see a Frosted Flasher?

Only Lago de Yojoa, in our data

Lago de Yojoa is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Frosted Flasher sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Frosted Flasher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Frosted Flasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (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.

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