Lestes ochraceus
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Lestes ochraceus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the ochre spreadwing. It is native to much of central Africa. This species occurs in open freshwater habitat types such as pools and slow-running streams. It is a widespread species which is probably not threatened at this times. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre Spreadwing sighting in Antananarivo on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre Spreadwing in Antananarivo on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. That is one of Antananarivo's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 480 mm in January.
Only Antananarivo, in our data
Antananarivo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ochre Spreadwing sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Ochre Spreadwing that you can see in Antananarivo (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Broad Scarlet (about 50%), Southern Banded Groundling (about 50%) and Common Bluetail (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Antananarivo (31 verified sightings), 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.
