Brachymesia herbida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Brachymesia herbida, the tawny pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia herbida 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 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 131 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.
January, April–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pennant in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Tawny Pennant sightings, Panama City ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Tawny Pennant that you can see in Panama City (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Brown Setwing (about 10%), Blue-Eyed Setwing (about 10%) and Carmine Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (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.
