Lestes virens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lestes virens is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the small spreadwing or small emerald spreadwing. It is native to much of Europe and western and central Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 174 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Small Spreadwing sightings, Moscow ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 10%), Novosibirsk (Russia, about 10%) and Tel Aviv (Israel, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (174 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.
