Tholymis citrina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tholymis citrina, the evening skimmer, 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 Tholymis citrina 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Skimmer sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 496 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.
March and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Skimmer in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–September, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening 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 Evening Skimmer sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Evening Skimmer that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Halloween Pennant (about 50%), Eastern Pondhawk (about 40%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Evening Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (20 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.
