Aeshna affinis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aeshna affinis, the southern migrant hawker or blue-eyed hawker, is a dragonfly found in southern Europe and Asia. It is in the family Aeshnidae and is very similar in appearance to A. mixta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Migrant Hawker sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 142 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 294th 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Migrant Hawker in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Migrant Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Southern Migrant Hawker sightings, Moscow ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rostov-on-Don (Russia, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Migrant Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (142 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.
