Brachymesia gravida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Brachymesia gravida, the four-spotted pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia gravida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Pennant sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 294 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Spotted Pennant in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-Spotted Pennant 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 6 cities where we can rate Four-Spotted Pennant sightings, Orlando ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%) and Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Four-Spotted Pennant that you can see in Orlando (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Blue Dasher (about 10%), Eastern Pondhawk (about 10%) and Eastern Amberwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-Spotted Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (53 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.
