Rhadinosticta simplex
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Rhadinosticta simplex is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae. It is commonly known as the powdered wiretail. It is located in Australia, where it is fairly common and localised. The powdered wiretail is a medium-sized damselfly with a length of 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Its abdomen is very long and slender, and extends well beyond the wing-tips. The damselfly has green eyes, a narrow reddish antehumeral stripe and some narrow broken pale green markings on the side of the thorax. Its abdomen is all black above with distinct pale green sides.
The powdered wiretail has weak fluttery flight. It often flies in shaded areas around vegetation hanging over the stream edge, such as black wattle. Many males in groups can be found perching high up above water. Rhadinosticta simplex has been recorded in Australia from near Cooktown in Queensland to Melbourne in Victoria.
Rhadinosticta simplex is found among thick tea-tree beside slow-flowing sections of a river. The damselfly has a flight season from December to April. In Victoria it can be seen in flight during summer and most of autumn. Further... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Powdered Wiretail sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 441st most-seen of the 875 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Powdered Wiretail in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Powdered Wiretail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Powdered Wiretail sightings, Melbourne ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Powdered Wiretail that you can see in Melbourne (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Tau Emerald (about 20%), Wandering Percher (about 20%) and Wandering Ringtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Powdered Wiretail is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (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.
