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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 30 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 40% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. That is one of Guayaquil's wettest months, with about 130 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.
5th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Guayaquil ranks 5th at about 20%. 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 Guayaquil (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Great Pondhawk (about 30%), Wandering Glider (about 20%) and Striped Saddlebags (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 Guayaquil (23 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.
