Lestes disjunctus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lestes disjunctus, the northern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Lestes disjunctus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Spreadwing sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 235 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Spreadwing in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Spreadwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Spreadwing sightings, Great Bear Rainforest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Northern Spreadwing that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Four-Spotted Skimmer (about 10%), Black Meadowhawk (about 10%) and Chalk-Fronted Corporal (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Spreadwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (18 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.
