Lestes concinnus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Lestes concinnus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. They are so named because they rest with their wings spread. This species is known commonly as the dusky spreadwing. It is a nomadic damselfly found in India, Southeast Asia as far as New Caledonia, and northern parts of Australia.
The adult is a medium-sized damselfly about 40 millimeters long with a wingspan around 45 millimeters. It is dusky-grey on dorsal surfaces graduating to light bluish-green on the sides and beneath. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north-west and north-eastern part of the continent from about Broome to the south-eastern Queensland border.
This species can be found in freshwater habitat types such as river lagoons, ponds, and swamps. Its population size is unknown but it has a wide range. Threats to the species have not been assessed. It is listed as a least-concern species on the IUCN Red List.
Lestes concinnus was described in 1862 jointly by Hagen and Sélys. Sélys described a new species, Lestes umbrina in 1891 from the specimens he purchased that are collected by Atkinson. Laidlaw and Fraser considered that this can be a synonym... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Spreadwing sighting in Kota on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Spreadwing in Kota on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kota's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 260 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dusky Spreadwing sightings, Kota has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Pune (India, under 5%) and Mumbai (India, under 5%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Dusky Spreadwing that you can see in Kota (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Scarlet Skimmer (about 70%), Coromandel Marsh Dart (about 70%) and Wandering Glider (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kota (10 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.
