Perithemis intensa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Mexican amberwing (Perithemis intensa) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Amberwing sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 232 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Amberwing in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months. Those are among Mesa's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Amberwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Mexican Amberwing sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Phoenix (United States, about 10%) and Los Angeles (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Mexican Amberwing that you can see in Mesa (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Roseate Skimmer (about 20%), Variegated Meadowhawk (about 20%) and Blue Dasher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Amberwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (131 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.
