Epitheca bimaculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Epitheca bimaculata, the Eurasian baskettail or two-spotted dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly. It was described by Toussaint de Charpentier in 1825 and initially placed in the genus Libellula. It is the type species of the genus Epitheca.
Its habitat ranges from Western France to Japan and eastern Siberia. It has been found in Western Europe, but here it is "rare and seen very irregularly". It has also been found in Serbia, and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Its occurrence in Hungary is "sporadic". It also is found in Ukraine.
It flies in May and June. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Baskettail sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 392nd most-seen of the 1111 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 Eurasian Baskettail in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Baskettail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Eurasian Baskettail sightings, Moscow ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%) and Yekaterinburg (Russia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Baskettail is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (25 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.
