Erynnis juvenalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Gesta juvenalis, commonly known as Juvenal's duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Juvenal's Duskywing sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 196 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Juvenal's Duskywing in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Juvenal's Duskywing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Juvenal's Duskywing sightings, Point Pelee National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%), Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Juvenal's Duskywing that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 20%), Fiery Skipper (about 20%) and Least Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Juvenal's Duskywing is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (10 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.
