Argia sedula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Argia sedula, the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia sedula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the survival of the species. The population is stable.
It appears that Argia sedula is particularly affected by global warming, which is causing the size of individuals to vary depending on location and climate fluctuations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Ringed Dancer sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Ringed Dancer in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Ringed Dancer 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 10 cities where we can rate Blue-Ringed Dancer sightings, San Antonio ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, about 10%), Austin (United States, about 10%) and Mesa (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Blue-Ringed Dancer that you can see in San Antonio (genus Argia, Dancers) are Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), Dusky Dancer (about 10%) and Powdered Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Ringed Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (126 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.
