Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

Erythromma viridulum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Milan

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Milan
19 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly

The small red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. It is very similar to the red-eyed damselfly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
2 Rostov-on-Don 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
3 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
10 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Milan?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting in Milan on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 267th most-seen of the 351 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.

When is the best time to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Milan?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly in Milan on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Milan the best place to see a Small Red-Eyed Damselfly?

19th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sightings, Milan ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brussels (Belgium, about 10%), Rostov-on-Don (Russia, about 10%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).

Where does the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Milan (7 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.

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