Tholymis citrina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Tholymis citrina, the evening skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Tholymis citrina is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Skimmer sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 170th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Skimmer in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening 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.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Evening Skimmer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Evening Skimmer that you can see in Miami (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Halloween Pennant (about 20%), Band-Winged Dragonlet (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 Evening Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (73 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.
