Lestes virens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lestes virens is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the small spreadwing or small emerald spreadwing. It is native to much of Europe and western and central Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 240th most-seen of the 264 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.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Spreadwing in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Small Spreadwing sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Novosibirsk (Russia, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Small Spreadwing that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Violet Dropwing (about 30%), Epaulet Skimmer (about 20%) and Nomad (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (5 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.
