Mahogany Presba

Mahogany Presba

Syncordulia venator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Garden Route National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mahogany Presba

Syncordulia venator is a species of dragonfly in the family Idomacromiidae. This was first described by Barnard in 1933. The IUCN classifies the species as vulnerable. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mahogany Presba in Garden Route National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mahogany Presba sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mahogany Presba in Garden Route National Park?

November to January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mahogany Presba in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mahogany Presba?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mahogany Presba 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 Mahogany Presba?

Only Garden Route National Park, in our data

Garden Route National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mahogany Presba sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Mahogany Presba sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mahogany Presba is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (8 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.

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