Panoquina panoquin
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Panoquina panoquin, the salt marsh skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from New York south to Florida and the Florida Keys, west along the Gulf Coast to southern Texas.
The wingspan is 35–39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations in the north and from April to October in three generations in the south. In Florida, there are multiple generations with adults on wing from February to December. Adults feed on the flower nectar of a wide range of plants.
The larvae feed on Distichlis spicata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Salt Marsh Skipper sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 235 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Salt Marsh Skipper in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 210 mm in September.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Salt Marsh 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 Salt Marsh Skipper sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Panoquina
The closest relatives of the Salt Marsh Skipper that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (genus Panoquina) are Obscure Skipper (about 10%) and Ocola Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Salt Marsh Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (235 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.
