Perithemis intensa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Mexican amberwing (Perithemis intensa) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Amberwing sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 120th most-seen of the 693 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Amberwing in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among San Diego's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Amberwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Mexican Amberwing sightings, San Diego ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mesa (United States, about 20%), Phoenix (United States, about 10%) and Los Angeles (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Mexican Amberwing that you can see in San Diego (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Flame Skimmer (about 10%), Blue Dasher (about 10%) and Neon Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Amberwing is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (123 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.
