Four-Tipped Darter

Four-Tipped Darter

Sympetrum eroticum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Seoul

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

55 Verified sightings at Seoul
September Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
2 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
5 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
6 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
7 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Four-Tipped Darter in Seoul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Tipped Darter sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Four-Tipped Darter in Seoul?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Tipped Darter in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.

Is Seoul the best place to see a Four-Tipped Darter?

5th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Four-Tipped Darter sightings, Seoul ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Daegu (South Korea, about 30%), Nagoya (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Four-Tipped Darter live in Seoul?

Same genus: Sympetrum

The closest relatives of the Four-Tipped Darter that you can see in Seoul (genus Sympetrum, Meadowhawks) are Banded Darter (about 10%) and Spotted Darter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Four-Tipped Darter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Four-Tipped Darter is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (55 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.

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