Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Eastern Blacktail sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Julia Skimmer (about 30%), Red-Veined Dropwing (about 20%) and Nomad (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (43 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.
