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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Delaware Skipper sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Delaware Skipper in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 50 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delaware Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Delaware Skipper sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Delaware Skipper that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Salt Marsh Skipper (about 30%), Long-Tailed Skipper (about 20%) and Whirlabout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delaware Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (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.
