Genus

Branded Skippers

Hesperia

3 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyHesperiidae (Skippers)
GenusHesperia (Branded Skippers)

Species in this group

Hesperia comma

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Hesperia juba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hesperia sassacus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Branded Skippers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Branded Skipper			~40%
2	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Branded Skipper			~30%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Branded Skipper			~30%
4	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Branded Skipper			~20%
5	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Branded Skipper			~20%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Branded Skipper			~20%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Branded Skipper			~20%
8	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
13	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
14	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Juba Skipper			~10%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
17	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Indian Skipper			~10%
19	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Juba Skipper			~10%
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Indian Skipper			~10%
21	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Branded Skipper			<5%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Branded Skipper			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Branded Skipper			~10%
2	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Juba Skipper			<5%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Juba Skipper			<5%
4	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Branded Skipper			<5%
5	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Branded Skipper			<5%