Libellula croceipennis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 559 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neon Skimmer 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 8 cities where we can rate Neon Skimmer sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Libellula
The closest relatives of the Neon Skimmer that you can see in Houston (genus Libellula, Chasers and King Skimmers) are Needham's Skimmer (about 10%) and Great Blue Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neon Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (559 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.
