Brechmorhoga mendax
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The pale-faced clubskimmer (Brechmorhoga mendax) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. Total length is 52 to 64mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Faced Clubskimmer sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 804th 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Faced Clubskimmer in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-Faced Clubskimmer 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 3 cities where we can rate Pale-Faced Clubskimmer sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Dallas (United States, under 5%) and San Francisco (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-Faced Clubskimmer 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 Pale-Faced Clubskimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (22 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.
