Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 193 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 187th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Austin ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 30%), Salvador (Brazil, about 30%) and Miami (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Austin (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Eastern Pondhawk (about 20%), Blue Dasher (about 20%) and Widow Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (193 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.
