Four-Tipped Darter

Four-Tipped Darter

Sympetrum eroticum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Osaka

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

43 Verified sightings at Osaka
October Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
2 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
5 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
6 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
7 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Four-Tipped Darter in Osaka?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Tipped Darter sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 352 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Four-Tipped Darter in Osaka?

August to October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Tipped Darter in Osaka on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.

Is Osaka the best place to see a Four-Tipped Darter?

3rd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Four-Tipped Darter sightings, Osaka ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Daegu (South Korea, about 30%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Four-Tipped Darter live in Osaka?

Same genus: Sympetrum

The closest relatives of the Four-Tipped Darter that you can see in Osaka (genus Sympetrum, Meadowhawks) are Sympetrum risi (about 10%) and Autumn Darter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Four-Tipped Darter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Four-Tipped Darter is recorded against all the insects logged in Osaka (43 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.

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