Coryphaeschna ingens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Coryphaeschna ingens, the regal darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Coryphaeschna ingens 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th 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.
April–June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Regal Darner sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Aeshnidae
The closest relatives of the Regal Darner that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Phantom Darner (about 10%), Cyrano Darner (about 10%) and Common Green Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regal Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (13 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.
