Band-Winged Dragonlet

Band-Winged Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax umbrata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Everglades National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

527 Verified sightings at Everglades National Park From 2019 to 2026
995 In all 23 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Band-Winged Dragonlet

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~60%
2 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
6 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~20%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
9 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
11 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
12 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
13 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
15 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
16 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
17 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
19 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
21 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
22 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
23 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~20%
5 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
6 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
7 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
8 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Everglades National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 527 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Everglades National Park?

November

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Everglades National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Band-Winged Dragonlet?

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.

Is Everglades National Park the best place to see a Band-Winged Dragonlet?

3rd of 23

Of the 23 parks where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 60%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet live in Everglades National Park?

Same genus: Erythrodiplax

The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Everglades National Park (genus Erythrodiplax, Dragonlets) are Seaside Dragonlet (about 30%) and Little Blue Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (527 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.

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