Carterocephalus skada
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Arctic Skipper sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 207 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Arctic Skipper in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Olympic National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 370 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Arctic 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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Western Arctic Skipper sightings, Olympic National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denali National Park (United States, about 10%), Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Banff National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Western Arctic Skipper that you can see in Olympic National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Woodland Skipper (about 10%), Common Branded Skipper (about 10%) and Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Arctic Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (21 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.
