Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, 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 Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
No species of the same family or order lives in Recife, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 67 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–August and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Recife's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 25 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Recife ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 30%), Salvador (Brazil, about 30%) and Miami (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Recife (12 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.
