Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against almost none in September.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Fortaleza ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 30%), Salvador (Brazil, about 30%) and Miami (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Fortaleza (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Great Pondhawk (about 10%), Pin-Tailed Pondhawk (about 10%) and Tawny Pennant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (13 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.
