Sympetrum vulgatum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The vagrant darter, or moustached darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly. The species takes its English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it is likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the common darter (S. striolatum).
The species is common in central and northeast Europe. It breeds in standing water. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Astana | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 3 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 8 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vagrant Darter sighting in Astana on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 43 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.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Vagrant Darter in Astana on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vagrant Darter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Vagrant Darter sightings, Astana ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Vagrant Darter that you can see in Astana (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Four-Spotted Skimmer (about 20%) and Black-Tailed Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vagrant Darter is recorded against all the insects logged in Astana (9 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.
