Coryphaeschna ingens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Coryphaeschna ingens, the regal darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Coryphaeschna ingens 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 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 175th most-seen of the 294 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.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. Those are among Orlando's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Regal Darner sightings, Orlando ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regal Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (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.
