Argia funebris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 362 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd 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.
March to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Springwater Dancer 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 2 cities where we can rate Springwater Dancer sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Springwater Dancer that you can see in Austin (genus Argia, Dancers) are Kiowa Dancer (about 20%), Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%) and Powdered Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Springwater Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (362 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.
