Macromia splendens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macromia splendens is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is found in France, Portugal, and Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. Geographically, its nearest relatives within the Macromiidae are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Cruiser sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 437th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Cruiser in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Splendid Cruiser sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Splendid Cruiser sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Splendid Cruiser that you can see in Cévennes National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Small Pincertail (about 30%), Beautiful Demoiselle (about 20%) and Large Pincertail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Splendid Cruiser is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (22 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.
