Pied Skimmer

Pied Skimmer

Pseudothemis zonata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Seoul

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

53 Verified sightings at Seoul
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
9 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Skimmer in Seoul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th 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 Pied Skimmer in Seoul?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Skimmer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Seoul the best place to see a Pied Skimmer?

20th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Pied Skimmer sightings, Seoul ranks 20th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ningbo (China, about 20%), Daegu (South Korea, about 20%) and Jinan (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pied Skimmer live in Seoul?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Pied Skimmer that you can see in Seoul (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are White-Tailed Skimmer (about 20%), Wandering Glider (about 10%) and Scarlet Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Skimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (53 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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