Enallagma exsulans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The stream bluet (Enallagma exsulans) is a species of American bluet damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Its length is 29–37 mm. Many bluet species prefer ponds and lakes; the stream bluet as its name implies is most at home along moving waters. It can be found along small to medium-sized rivers. It is occasionally found at lakes too. In many species of damselflies the males have a blue tip to the abdomen. Enallagma exsulans is one of those less common cases where the female, too, has a blue abdominal tip. Summertime is the best time to look for stream bluets. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stream Bluet sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 617th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stream Bluet in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Stream Bluet sightings, Dallas ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Enallagma
The closest relatives of the Stream Bluet that you can see in Dallas (genus Enallagma, Bluets) are Familiar Bluet (about 10%) and Double-Striped Bluet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stream Bluet is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (34 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.
