Toxidia parvulus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Toxidia parvula, the parvula skipper or banded grass-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Grass-Skipper sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Grass-Skipper in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Grass-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 2 parks where we can rate Banded Grass-Skipper sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Grass-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (10 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.
