Dythemis fugax
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dythemis fugax, the checkered setwing, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Dythemis fugax is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Setwing sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 215th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Setwing in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Checkered Setwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Checkered Setwing sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dallas (United States, under 5%) and San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Dythemis
The closest relatives of the Checkered Setwing that you can see in Austin (genus Dythemis, Setwings) are Swift Setwing (about 10%) and Black Setwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Checkered Setwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (162 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.
