Erythrodiplax minuscula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Erythrodiplax minuscula, the little blue dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax minuscula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Blue Dragonlet sighting in Congaree National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 145 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Blue Dragonlet in Congaree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Blue Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Little Blue Dragonlet sightings, Congaree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Little Blue Dragonlet that you can see in Congaree National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Great Blue Skimmer (about 50%), Common Whitetail (about 20%) and Eastern Pondhawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Blue Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Congaree National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
