Pin-Tailed Pondhawk

Pin-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis plebeja

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lima

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Lima
134 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pin-Tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis plebeja, the pin-tailed pondhawk, 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 Erythemis plebeja is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is increasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~30%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
5 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
7 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
8 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
2 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
3 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
6 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk in Lima?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sighting in Lima on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk in Lima?

February, April, July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk in Lima on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Lima the best place to see a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk?

9th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings, Lima ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Barranquilla (Colombia, about 30%), San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pin-Tailed Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Lima (5 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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