Nehalennia irene
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The sedge sprite (Nehalennia irene) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Sprite sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 341st most-seen of the 1689 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Sprite in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sedge Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Sedge Sprite sightings, Toronto has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Montreal (Canada, under 5%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Sedge Sprite that you can see in Toronto (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Eastern Forktail (about 10%), Familiar Bluet (about 10%) and Fragile Forktail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sedge Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (61 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.
