Dythemis fugax
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dythemis fugax, the checkered setwing, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Dythemis fugax is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Setwing sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 389th most-seen of the 1412 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 October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Checkered Setwing in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Checkered Setwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Checkered Setwing sightings, Dallas ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Checkered Setwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (59 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.
