Genus

White-Skippers

Heliopetes

5 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyHesperiidae (Skippers)
GenusHeliopetes (White-Skippers)

Species in this group

Heliopetes ericetorum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliopetes laviana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliopetes macaira

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heliopetes alana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heliopetes arsalte

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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)

Where to see White-Skippers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 5	~20%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~20%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	~20%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Northern White-Skipper			~20%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Northern White-Skipper			~20%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Turk's-Cap White-Skipper			~10%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	~10%
	Veined White-Skipper			~10%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~10%
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern White-Skipper			~10%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~10%
2	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Veined White-Skipper			~10%
3	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Veined White-Skipper			~10%
4	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 5	~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
5	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 5	~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
6	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
7	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Alana White-Skipper			~10%
8	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Laviana White-Skipper			~10%
9	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Alana White-Skipper			<5%
10	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern White-Skipper			<5%
11	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Laviana White-Skipper			<5%
12	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern White-Skipper			<5%
13	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern White-Skipper			<5%

White-Skippers

Species in this group

Northern White-Skipper

Laviana White-Skipper

Turk's-Cap White-Skipper

Alana White-Skipper

Veined White-Skipper

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see White-Skippers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked