Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged 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.
17th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 60%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 40%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Neon Skimmer (about 10%), Filigree Skimmer (about 10%) and Red Rock Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (21 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.
