Argia funebris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Springwater 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 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Springwater Dancer sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Springwater Dancer that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Powdered Dancer (about 20%), Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 20%) and Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Springwater Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (39 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.
