Staphylus ceos
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Staphylus ceos, the golden-headed scallopwing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Headed Scallopwing sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 354 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.
February–April and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Headed Scallopwing in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Headed Scallopwing 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 2 parks where we can rate Golden-Headed Scallopwing sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-Headed Scallopwing 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 Golden-Headed Scallopwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (23 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.
