What are the chances of seeing a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis in Galápagos Islands?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 83 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.
When is the best time to see a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis in Galápagos Islands?
June–August and October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and September, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhionaeschna galapagoensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Rhionaeschna galapagoensis?
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhionaeschna galapagoensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Rhionaeschna galapagoensis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhionaeschna galapagoensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (24 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.