Coenagrion pulchellum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The variable damselfly or variable bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) is a European damselfly. Despite its name, it is not the only blue damselfly prone to variable patterning. Its behaviour is much like that of the azure damselfly; it usually stays close to vegetation. Immatures are often found in adjacent meadows or uncut grassy areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Bluet sighting in Novosibirsk on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Bluet in Novosibirsk on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Bluet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Variable Bluet sightings, Novosibirsk ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Copenhagen (Denmark, about 10%), Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same genus: Coenagrion
The closest relatives of the Variable Bluet that you can see in Novosibirsk (genus Coenagrion, Northern Bluets) are Azure Damselfly (about 10%) and Spearhead Bluet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Bluet is recorded against all the insects logged in Novosibirsk (6 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.
