Erythrodiplax funerea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Erythrodiplax funerea, the black-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in parts of southern Asia (India), Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax funerea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2016. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 8 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 229 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Guadalajara's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against almost none in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Guadalajara ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%), San Salvador (El Salvador, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Guadalajara (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Roseate Skimmer (about 10%), Neon Skimmer (about 10%) and Cardinal Meadowhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (17 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.
