Macrodiplax balteata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macrodiplax balteata, the marl pennant, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Macrodiplax. It occurs in the southern United States, the Caribbean and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant 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 163rd 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–June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marl Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Marl Pennant sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 20%) and Padre Island National Seashore (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Marl Pennant 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 Marl Pennant 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.
