Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Erythromma viridulum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

19 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

The small red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. It is very similar to the red-eyed damselfly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
2 Rostov-on-Don 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
3 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
10 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 822nd most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Bavarian Forest National Park?

July to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Red-Eyed Damselfly 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 a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data

Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (19 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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