Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sandy Skipper

Zopyrion sandace

Spanish: Saltarina arenosa mexicana

Sandy Skipper (Zopyrion sandace) is a insect recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 27 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Hesperiidae

Local records27 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records443 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-12-14 — observation by daniel_brito
2025-03-10 — observation by shawneen
2025-01-05 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-04 — observation by zihuadean
2024-01-10 — observation by elrayman210
2023-12-27 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist

Cite as: “Sandy Skipper (Zopyrion sandace) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/zopyrion-sandace/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.