Pyrgus (Grizzled Skippers)

Species in this group

Pyrgus oileus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pyrgus fritillarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pyrgus malvae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pyrgus malvoides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pyrgus serratulae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pyrgus alveus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus carlinae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus scriptura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus andromedae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus onopordi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus armoricanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus ruralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyrgus centaureae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Grizzled Skippers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 13	~60%
	Safflower Skipper			~30%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			~20%
	Olive Skipper			~20%
	Carline Skipper			~10%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 13	~40%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~40%
3	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 13	~40%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~40%
4	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 13	~40%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Olive Skipper			~10%
	Large Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Carline Skipper			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 13	~30%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Carline Skipper			~10%
	Safflower Skipper			~10%
	Rosy Grizzled Skipper			~10%
6	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~30%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Carline Skipper			~10%
	Safflower Skipper			~10%
7	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
8	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 13	~20%
	Grizzled Skipper			~20%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~20%
	Grizzled Skipper			~20%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 13	~20%
	Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Alpine Grizzled Skipper			~10%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 13	~20%
	Safflower Skipper			~10%
	Rosy Grizzled Skipper			~10%
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~20%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Olive Skipper			<5%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			<5%
15	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
18	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
19	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
20	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
22	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Small Checkered-Skipper			~10%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Grizzled Skipper			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~10%
	Grizzled Skipper			~10%
25	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
26	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper			~10%
28	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Northern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
29	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Northern Grizzled Skipper			~10%
30	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper			~10%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 13	<5%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			<5%
32	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper			<5%
33	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	<5%
	Grizzled Skipper			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 13	~30%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~30%
2	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
3	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
4	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
5	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
6	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
7	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 13	~20%
	Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Safflower Skipper			~10%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			<5%
8	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~20%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~20%
9	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
10	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
11	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 13	~10%
	Grizzled Skipper			~10%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			~10%
12	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
13	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
14	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
15	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
16	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
17	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
18	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
19	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
20	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
21	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			<5%
	Grizzled Skipper			<5%
22	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
23	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
24	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
25	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
26	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
27	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
28	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			~10%
29	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 13	~10%
	Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper			<5%
	Grizzled Skipper			<5%
30	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 13	<5%
	Southern Grizzled Skipper			<5%
31	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	<5%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			<5%
32	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 13	<5%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			<5%
33	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 13	<5%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			<5%
34	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	<5%
	Grizzled Skipper			<5%
35	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	<5%
	Tropical Checkered-Skipper			<5%
36	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	<5%
	Grizzled Skipper			<5%

Grizzled Skippers

Species in this group

Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Safflower Skipper

Grizzled Skipper

Southern Grizzled Skipper

Olive Skipper

Large Grizzled Skipper

Carline Skipper

Small Checkered-Skipper

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

Rosy Grizzled Skipper

Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper

Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper

Northern Grizzled Skipper

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Grizzled Skippers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked