Zygonyx torridus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Zygonyx torridus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitat is rivers and fast flowing streams. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Cascader sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 72 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Cascader in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and June–October, the lowest months. That is one of Lusaka's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against almost none in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed Cascader sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ringed Cascader sightings, Lusaka ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Ringed Cascader that you can see in Lusaka (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Wandering Glider (about 40%), Orange-Winged Dropwing (about 30%) and Red-Veined Dropwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Cascader is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (12 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.
