Sympetrum illotum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America and South America, including islands in the Caribbean. The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum illotum is least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Meadowhawk sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 229 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Meadowhawk in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months. That is one of Guadalajara's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 210 mm in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cardinal Meadowhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Cardinal Meadowhawk sightings, Guadalajara ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 10%), Portland (United States, about 10%) and Puebla (México, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Cardinal Meadowhawk that you can see in Guadalajara (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Roseate Skimmer (about 10%), Black-Winged Dragonlet (about 10%) and Neon Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cardinal Meadowhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (18 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.
