Libellula croceipennis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 431 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.
July to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Neon Skimmer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neon Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Neon Skimmer sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neon Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (69 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.
