Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Erythromma viridulum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

10 Verified sightings at Berlin
19 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

The small red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. It is very similar to the red-eyed damselfly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
2 Rostov-on-Don 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
3 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
10 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 745th most-seen of the 1065 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 Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Berlin?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

24th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sightings, Berlin ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brussels (Belgium, about 10%), Rostov-on-Don (Russia, about 10%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).

Where does the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (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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