Hetaerina titia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hetaerina titia, the smoky rubyspot, is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Hetaerina titia is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Rubyspot sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 123rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Rubyspot in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in January–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoky Rubyspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Smoky Rubyspot sightings, Orlando ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Houston (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Smoky Rubyspot 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 Smoky Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (18 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.
