What are the chances of seeing a Forest Pond Dasher in Medellín?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Pond Dasher sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 175 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.
When is the best time to see a Forest Pond Dasher in Medellín?
June–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Pond Dasher in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Forest Pond Dasher?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Pond Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Forest Pond Dasher?
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Forest Pond Dasher sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Forest Pond Dasher sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Pond Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (20 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.