Zyxomma elgneri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Zyxomma elgneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, known as the short-tailed duskdarter. It is a slender and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings. It inhabits a range of water sources including rivers, ponds and swamps in northern and eastern Australia,
and New Guinea. The genus name Zyxomma is derived from the Greek ζεῦξις (zeuxis, "yoking" or "joining together") and ὄμμα (omma, "eye"), referring to the large, adjoining eyes. In 1913, Friedrich Ris named this species elgneri, an eponym honouring Hermann Elgner (c. 1856–1913) for access to his extensive collections from northern Australia and the Aru Islands.
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| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Tailed Duskdarter sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 226th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Tailed Duskdarter in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Short-Tailed Duskdarter sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Short-Tailed Duskdarter that you can see in Brisbane (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Wandering Percher (about 20%), Fiery Skimmer (about 20%) and Blue Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Tailed Duskdarter is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (65 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.
