Pied Skimmer

Pied Skimmer

Pseudothemis zonata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Wuhan

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Wuhan
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 Wuhan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 62 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pied Skimmer in Wuhan?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. That is one of Wuhan's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 35 mm in December.

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 Wuhan the best place to see a Pied Skimmer?

13th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Pied Skimmer sightings, Wuhan ranks 13th 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 Wuhan?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Pied Skimmer that you can see in Wuhan (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Oriental Blue Dasher (about 20%), Ditch Jewel (about 10%) and Crimson Marsh Glider (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 Wuhan (7 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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