Zygonyx torridus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Zygonyx torridus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitat is rivers and fast flowing streams. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Cascader sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Cascader in Ouagadougou on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed Cascader sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ringed Cascader sightings, Ouagadougou has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Ringed Cascader that you can see in Ouagadougou (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Broad Scarlet (about 40%), Violet Dropwing (about 40%) and Lucia Widow (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Cascader is recorded against all the insects logged in Ouagadougou (5 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.
