Evening Hawker

Evening Hawker

Anaciaeschna triangulifera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Durban

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Durban
45 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Evening Hawker

Anaciaeschna triangulifera is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
2 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Evening Hawker in Durban?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Hawker sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 224th 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.

When is the best time to see an Evening Hawker in Durban?

May, September–October and December–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Hawker in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Evening Hawker?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Durban the best place to see an Evening Hawker?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Evening Hawker sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Cape Town (South Africa, under 5%).

Where does the Evening Hawker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Evening Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (9 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.

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