Panoquina panoquinoides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Panoquina panoquinoides, known generally as the obscure skipper or beach skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Skipper sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 74 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Skipper in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure 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 Obscure Skipper sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Obscure Skipper that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Eufala Skipper (about 20%) and Funereal Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (22 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.
