Zosteraeschna minuscula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Zosteraeschna minuscula, the friendly hawker is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae. It is found in South Africa and Namibia. Its natural habitats include ponds and still pools in montane streams. This is a fairly large species; 59–62 mm long with a wingspan of 76–83 mm. The thorax is brown with green stripes, and the abdomen is brown and blue. The eyes are green. It is similar to Pinheyschna subpupillata and Zosteraeschna usambarica, but has an anchor- or T-shaped mark on the frons. Males have a blue saddle on the abdomen near the thorax, and females and tenerals have an amber wash on the wings. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Friendly Hawker sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 298 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.
October to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Friendly Hawker in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Friendly Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Friendly Hawker sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Aeshnidae
The closest relatives of the Friendly Hawker that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Blue Emperor (about 10%) and Orange Emperor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Friendly Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (33 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.
