Lestes virens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lestes virens is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the small spreadwing or small emerald spreadwing. It is native to much of Europe and western and central Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 209th most-seen of the 404 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.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Small Spreadwing sightings, Budapest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Novosibirsk (Russia, about 10%) and Tel Aviv (Israel, under 5%).
Same family: Lestidae
The closest relatives of the Small Spreadwing that you can see in Budapest (family Lestidae, Spreadwings and allies) are Common Winter Damselfly (about 10%) and Eastern Willow Spreadwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (15 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.
