Argia funebris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 285 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Springwater Dancer in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Springwater Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Springwater Dancer sightings, Dallas ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Springwater Dancer that you can see in Dallas (genus Argia, Dancers) are Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%), Dusky Dancer (about 10%) and Powdered Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Springwater Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (285 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.
