Libellula croceipennis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months. Those are among Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neon Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Neon Skimmer sightings, Big Bend National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same genus: Libellula
The closest relatives of the Neon Skimmer that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Libellula, Chasers and King Skimmers) are Flame Skimmer (about 20%) and Comanche Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neon Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (40 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.
