Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Family

Skippers

Hesperiidae

301 species in our catalog · found in 134 parks

Species in this group

Showing the 60 most likely of 301 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Skippers

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
42 of 301
>90%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
38 of 301
>90%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 301
>90%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
41 of 301
~90%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
12 of 301
~90%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 301
~90%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
11 of 301
~90%
8 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 301
~90%
9 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
15 of 301
~90%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
16 of 301
~90%
11 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 301
~90%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
14 of 301
~90%
13 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
11 of 301
~90%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
12 of 301
~80%
15 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 301
~80%
16 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 301
~80%
17 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
7 of 301
~80%
18 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
12 of 301
~80%
19 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 301
~80%
20 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
15 of 301
~80%
21 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
11 of 301
~70%
22 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
7 of 301
~70%
23 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
14 of 301
~70%
24 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
6 of 301
~70%
25 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 301
~70%
26 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10 of 301
~70%
27 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
7 of 301
~60%
28 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
7 of 301
~60%
29 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
4 of 301
~60%
30 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
4 of 301
~60%
31 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
8 of 301
~60%
32 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 301
~60%
33 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
4 of 301
~60%
34 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5 of 301
~60%
35 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10 of 301
~60%
36 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10 of 301
~60%
37 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 301
~60%
38 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
4 of 301
~60%
39 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
3 of 301
~60%
40 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
7 of 301
~50%
41 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 301
~50%
42 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
2 of 301
~50%
43 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 301
~50%
44 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
13 of 301
~50%
45 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 301
~50%
46 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 301
~50%
47 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 301
~50%
48 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
3 of 301
~50%
49 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10 of 301
~50%
50 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 301
~50%
51 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 301
~40%
52 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 301
~40%
53 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 301
~40%
54 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
7 of 301
~40%
55 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 301
~40%
56 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
3 of 301
~40%
57 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
6 of 301
~40%
58 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
8 of 301
~40%
59 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 301
~40%
60 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 301
~40%
61 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 301
~40%
62 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 301
~40%
63 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 301
~40%
64 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 301
~40%
65 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 301
~40%
66 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 301
~40%
67 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 301
~40%
68 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
1 of 301
~40%
69 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
2 of 301
~30%
70 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 301
~30%
71 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 301
~30%
72 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5 of 301
~30%
73 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 301
~30%
74 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 301
~30%
75 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
3 of 301
~30%
76 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 301
~30%
77 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
3 of 301
~30%
78 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 301
~30%
79 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 301
~30%
80 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 301
~30%
81 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 301
~30%
82 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 301
~30%
83 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 301
~30%
84 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 301
~30%
85 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 301
~30%
86 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 301
~30%
87 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
3 of 301
~30%
88 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 301
~30%
89 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5 of 301
~20%
90 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 301
~20%
91 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5 of 301
~20%
92 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
2 of 301
~20%
93 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 301
~20%
94 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 301
~20%
95 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 301
~20%
96 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 301
~20%
97 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 301
~20%
98 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 301
~20%
99 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2 of 301
~20%
100 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 301
~20%
101 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
4 of 301
~20%
102 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 301
~20%
103 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 301
~20%
104 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 301
~20%
105 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 301
~20%
106 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 301
~20%
107 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 301
~20%
108 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 301
~20%
109 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 301
~20%
110 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 301
~20%
111 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 301
~20%
112 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 301
~10%
113 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 301
~10%
114 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 301
~10%
115 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 301
~10%
116 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 301
~10%
117 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 301
~10%
118 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 301
~10%
119 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 301
~10%
120 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 301
~10%
121 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 301
~10%
122 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 301
~10%
123 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 301
~10%
124 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 301
~10%
125 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
1 of 301
~10%
126 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 301
~10%
127 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 301
~10%
128 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 301
~10%
129 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 301
~10%
130 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 301
~10%
131 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 301
~10%
132 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 301
~10%
133 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 301
~10%
134 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 301
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
33 of 301
~90%
2 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
34 of 301
~80%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
26 of 301
~80%
4 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
14 of 301
~80%
5 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 301
~80%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
11 of 301
~80%
7 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
19 of 301
~80%
8 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
20 of 301
~70%
9 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
14 of 301
~70%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 301
~70%
11 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
16 of 301
~70%
12 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
9 of 301
~70%
13 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
9 of 301
~70%
14 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 301
~70%
15 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
14 of 301
~70%
16 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 301
~60%
17 Salem 🇮🇳 India
5 of 301
~60%
18 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5 of 301
~60%
19 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
18 of 301
~60%
20 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
13 of 301
~60%
21 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 301
~60%
22 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
8 of 301
~60%
23 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
12 of 301
~60%
24 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
4 of 301
~60%
25 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
8 of 301
~60%
26 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 301
~60%
27 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 301
~60%
28 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
12 of 301
~60%
29 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
10 of 301
~60%
30 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 301
~60%
31 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 301
~60%
32 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 301
~50%
33 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
5 of 301
~50%
34 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 301
~50%
35 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 301
~50%
36 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
3 of 301
~50%
37 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
8 of 301
~50%
38 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
6 of 301
~50%
39 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
10 of 301
~50%
40 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
3 of 301
~50%
41 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
4 of 301
~50%
42 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
10 of 301
~50%
43 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
11 of 301
~50%
44 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12 of 301
~50%
45 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
11 of 301
~50%
46 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 301
~50%
47 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
6 of 301
~50%
48 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
6 of 301
~50%
49 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
7 of 301
~50%
50 Pune 🇮🇳 India
7 of 301
~50%
51 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 301
~50%
52 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
6 of 301
~50%
53 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 301
~50%
54 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 301
~50%
55 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
3 of 301
~40%
56 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
3 of 301
~40%
57 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
9 of 301
~40%
58 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
6 of 301
~40%
59 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
2 of 301
~40%
60 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
8 of 301
~40%