Four-Striped Leaftail

Four-Striped Leaftail

Phyllogomphoides stigmatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Austin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

16 Verified sightings at Austin
August Best month

About the Four-Striped Leaftail

Phyllogomphoides stigmatus, the four-striped leaftail, is a species of clubtail in the dragonfly family Gomphidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Phyllogomphoides stigmatus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Four-Striped Leaftail in Austin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Striped Leaftail sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 982nd most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Four-Striped Leaftail in Austin?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Striped Leaftail in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Four-Striped Leaftail?

Only Austin, in our data

Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Four-Striped Leaftail sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Four-Striped Leaftail live in Austin?

Same family: Gomphidae

The closest relatives of the Four-Striped Leaftail that you can see in Austin (family Gomphidae, Clubtails) are Broad-Striped Forceptail (about 10%) and Eastern Ringtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Four-Striped Leaftail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Four-Striped Leaftail is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (16 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.

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