Macromia taeniolata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Macromia taeniolata, the royal river cruiser is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is a long, slender insect with bright green eyes and a dark brown body with yellow stripes. The sexes are alike. It is found along large streams and rivers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Royal River Cruiser sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 266th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Royal River Cruiser in Orlando on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Orlando, in our data
Orlando is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Royal River Cruiser sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Royal River Cruiser that you can see in Orlando (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) 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 Royal River Cruiser is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (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.
