Pied Skimmer

Pied Skimmer

Pseudothemis zonata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Jinan

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

9 Verified sightings at Jinan
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
9 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Skimmer in Jinan?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer sighting in Jinan on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 26 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pied Skimmer in Jinan?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer in Jinan on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Jinan's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 5 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Skimmer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Jinan the best place to see a Pied Skimmer?

Among the best

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Pied Skimmer sightings, Jinan ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ningbo (China, about 20%) and Daegu (South Korea, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pied Skimmer live in Jinan?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Pied Skimmer that you can see in Jinan (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Scarlet Skimmer (about 20%) and White-Tailed Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Skimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Jinan (9 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.

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