Hesperilla crypsargyra
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hesperilla crypsargyra, also known as the silvered skipper or silver hedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on various sword grasses, including Gahnia sieberiana, Gahnia grandis and Gahnia microstachya. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Sedge-Skipper sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 430 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Sedge-Skipper in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Sedge-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Silver Sedge-Skipper sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Silver Sedge-Skipper that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Splendid Ochre (about 30%), Wide-Brand Grass-Dart (about 20%) and Regent Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver Sedge-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (56 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.
