Nehalennia irene
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The sedge sprite (Nehalennia irene) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Sprite sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 672 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Sprite in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sedge Sprite 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 Sedge Sprite sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, under 5%) and Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Sedge Sprite that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Eastern Forktail (about 10%) and Powdered Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sedge Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (8 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.
