Micrathyria aequalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Micrathyria aequalis, the spot-tailed dasher, 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 Micrathyria aequalis 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 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings, Miami ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Tailed Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (117 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.
