Enallagma geminatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Enallagma geminatum, the skimming bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Enallagma geminatum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The
population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Skimming Bluet sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1106th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Skimming Bluet in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Skimming Bluet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Skimming Bluet sightings, Austin ranks 6th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%), Boston (United States, under 5%) and Toronto (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Enallagma
The closest relatives of the Skimming Bluet that you can see in Austin (genus Enallagma, Bluets) are Familiar Bluet (about 10%) and Double-Striped Bluet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Skimming Bluet is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (14 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.
