Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 42 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in Kampala on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Eastern Blacktail sightings, Kampala ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kigali (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in Kampala (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Southern Banded Groundling (about 30%), Violet Dropwing (about 30%) and Skylight Flutterer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kampala (6 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.
