Gynacantha nervosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Gynacantha nervosa, the twilight darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Gynacantha nervosa 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Twilight Darner sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th 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.
March–April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Twilight Darner in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Twilight Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Twilight Darner sightings, Panama City ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Orlando (United States, under 5%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Twilight Darner that you can see in Panama City (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Purple Dancer (about 10%), Brown Setwing (about 10%) and Blue-Eyed Setwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Twilight Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (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.
