Trithemis stictica
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Trithemis stictica, the Jaunty Dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jaunty Dropwing sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Jaunty Dropwing in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jaunty Dropwing 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 3 parks where we can rate Jaunty Dropwing sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same genus: Trithemis
The closest relatives of the Jaunty Dropwing that you can see in Garden Route National Park (genus Trithemis, Dropwings) are Red-Veined Dropwing (about 20%), Violet Dropwing (about 10%) and Navy Dropwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jaunty Dropwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (114 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.
