Telephlebia godeffroyi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Telephlebia godeffroyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the eastern evening darner. It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to eastern New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits stream margins and waterfalls,
and flies at dusk. The genus name Telephlebia is derived from the Greek τῆλε (tēle, "at a distance") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"), referring to the unusually elongated vein near the leading edge of the wing. List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Evening Darner sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Evening Darner in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Evening Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Eastern Evening Darner sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Aeshnidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Evening Darner that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Sydney Mountain Darner (about 20%), Blue-Spotted Hawker (about 10%) and Conehead Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Evening Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (64 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.
