Sympetrum pallipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sympetrum pallipes, the striped meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum pallipes 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 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Meadowhawk sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 181st most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Meadowhawk in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Salt Lake City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 70 mm in December.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Meadowhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Striped Meadowhawk sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%), Seattle (United States, about 10%) and Portland (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Sympetrum
The closest relatives of the Striped Meadowhawk that you can see in Salt Lake City (genus Sympetrum, Meadowhawks) are Variegated Meadowhawk (about 10%) and Band-Winged Meadowhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Meadowhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (7 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.
