Argia hinei
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The lavender dancer (Argia hinei) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to the western United States from west Texas to southern California, as well as adjacent regions of northern Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Dancer sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 329 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.
March–April, June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Dancer in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lavender Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lavender Dancer sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Lavender Dancer that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Powdered Dancer (about 20%), Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 20%) and Springwater Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lavender Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (5 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.
