Lestes tenuatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lestes tenuatus, the blue-striped spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Lestes tenuatus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Striped Spreadwing sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 262 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Striped Spreadwing in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Big Cypress National Preserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Striped Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Blue-Striped Spreadwing sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Blue-Striped Spreadwing that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Halloween Pennant (about 50%), Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 40%) and Blue Dasher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Striped Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (15 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.
