Lestes macrostigma
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Lestes macrostigma is a species of damselfly of the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name dark spreadwing. It is native to much of southern Europe, its distribution extending into western Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Spreadwing sighting in Camargue on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 75 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.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Spreadwing in Camargue on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Spreadwing 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 Dark Spreadwing sightings, Camargue has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Doñana National Park (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Camargue (32 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.
