Oarisma garita
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oarisma garita, the Garita skipperling, western skipperling or Garita skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba to British Columbia and south through the American Midwest as far south as Mexico. Its habitats include dry or moist prairies, open woodlands, and limestone outcrops. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garita Skipperling sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 191 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garita Skipperling in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Rocky Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 40 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garita Skipperling sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Garita Skipperling sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 10%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Garita Skipperling that you can see in Rocky Mountain National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Russet Skipperling (about 10%), Persius Duskywing (about 10%) and Common Branded Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Garita Skipperling is recorded against all the insects logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (20 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.
