Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 401 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.
March, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Eastern Blacktail sightings, Durban ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kigali (Rwanda, about 20%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in Durban (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Julia Skimmer (about 30%), Lucia Widow (about 20%) and Red-Veined Dropwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (11 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.
