Tholymis citrina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Tholymis citrina, the evening skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Tholymis citrina 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 an Evening Skimmer sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Skimmer in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening 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 Evening Skimmer sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Evening Skimmer that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) 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 Evening Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (8 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.
