Lestes congener
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lestes congener is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name spotted spreadwing. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Spreadwing sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Spreadwing in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted 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.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Spotted Spreadwing sightings, Calgary ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (44 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.
