Muschampia proto
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Muschampia proto, the sage skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sage Skipper sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sage Skipper in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sage Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sage Skipper sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sage Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada 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.
