Nehalennia pallidula
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Nehalennia pallidula, the Everglades sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it has been found only in Florida and Texas. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss from water diversion, peat fires, and invasive species. It has a low level of detection due to its preference for dense vegetation and its small size. 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Everglades Sprite sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Everglades Sprite in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Everglades Sprite 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 Everglades Sprite sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Everglades Sprite that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Rambur's Forktail (about 30%), Citrine Forktail (about 30%) and Florida Bluet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Everglades Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (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.
