Libellula croceipennis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Los Angeles on a given day, based on 548 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 55th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Los Angeles's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in February.
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, Los Angeles ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neon Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (548 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.
