Lon taxiles
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lon taxiles, the taxiles skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Lon taxiles is 4061. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 191 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taxiles Skipper 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 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taxiles Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Taxiles Skipper sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 10%) and Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Taxiles Skipper 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 Taxiles Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (15 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.
