Archilestes grandis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The great spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) is a damselfly in the family Lestidae. When great spreadwings are startled they often return to the same perch or a perch nearby. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Spreadwing sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 710th most-seen of the 1623 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Spreadwing in New York City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great 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.
11th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Great Spreadwing sightings, New York City ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 20%), San José (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (21 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.
