White Featherleg

White Featherleg

Platycnemis latipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Barcelona

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

10 Verified sightings at Barcelona
75 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
2 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
3 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White Featherleg in Barcelona?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White Featherleg sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 304th most-seen of the 381 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 White Featherleg in Barcelona?

June and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Featherleg in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White Featherleg?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Featherleg sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Barcelona the best place to see a White Featherleg?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate White Featherleg sightings, Barcelona ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Madrid (Spain, under 5%).

Which relatives of the White Featherleg live in Barcelona?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the White Featherleg that you can see in Barcelona (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Nomad (about 20%), Broad Scarlet (about 20%) and Black-Tailed Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White Featherleg sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White Featherleg is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (10 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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