Erythemis plebeja
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Erythemis plebeja, the pin-tailed pondhawk, 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 Erythemis plebeja is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is increasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 323rd most-seen of the 832 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.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-Tailed Pondhawk in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pin-Tailed Pondhawk sightings, São Paulo ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Barranquilla (Colombia, about 30%), San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pin-Tailed Pondhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (18 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.
