Argia immunda
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Argia immunda, the Kiowa dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia immunda is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kiowa Dancer sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 413 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kiowa Dancer in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kiowa Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Kiowa Dancer sightings, Monterrey ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Kiowa Dancer that you can see in Monterrey (genus Argia, Dancers) are Fiery-Eyed Dancer (about 10%), Dusky Dancer (about 10%) and Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kiowa Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (65 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.
