Libellula croceipennis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 397 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neon Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Neon Skimmer sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Libellula
The closest relatives of the Neon Skimmer that you can see in Austin (genus Libellula, Chasers and King Skimmers) are Widow Skimmer (about 20%), Comanche Skimmer (about 10%) and Slaty Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neon Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (397 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.
