Aurora Damsel

Aurora Damsel

Chromagrion conditum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Acadia National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

13 Verified sightings at Acadia National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Aurora Damsel

Chromagrion is a genus of aurora damsels in the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. There is one described species in the genus, Chromagrion conditum. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Aurora Damsel in Acadia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aurora Damsel sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Aurora Damsel in Acadia National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aurora Damsel in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Aurora Damsel?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aurora Damsel sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Aurora Damsel?

Only Acadia National Park, in our data

Acadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aurora Damsel sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Aurora Damsel live in Acadia National Park?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Aurora Damsel that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Variable Dancer (about 10%), Eastern Forktail (about 10%) and Azure Bluet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Aurora Damsel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Aurora Damsel is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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