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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing sighting in Novosibirsk on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 216 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing in Novosibirsk on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Novosibirsk's wettest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Small Spreadwing sightings, Novosibirsk ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Novosibirsk (9 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.
