Austrocnemis splendida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Austrocnemis splendida is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as a splendid longlegs. Austrocnemis splendida is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs. Males have a blue patch on each side of their body and a pale blue tail band;
females have red on their body with no tail band. It is found in eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water. It is commonly found sitting flat on a waterlily or other floating leaf. The genus name Austrocnemis combines austro- (Latin for "southern") with -cnemis, from Greek κνημίς (knēmis, "legging"), originally referring to leg structure.
The species name splendida is derived from the Latin splendidus ("bright"), referring to its bright green and bronze colouring. List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Longlegs sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 521st most-seen of the 1083 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.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Longlegs in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Splendid Longlegs sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Splendid Longlegs that you can see in Brisbane (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Australian Bluetail (about 20%), Aurora Bluetail (about 10%) and Redtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Splendid Longlegs is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (30 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.
