Timochares ruptifasciata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Timochares ruptifasciata, the brown-banded skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Banded Skipper sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Banded Skipper in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Banded 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown-Banded Skipper sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Banded Skipper that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Arizona Powdered-Skipper (about 20%), Funereal Duskywing (about 20%) and Orange Skipperling (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Banded Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (7 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.
