Aeshna sitchensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aeshna sitchensis, the zigzag darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Aeshna sitchensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zigzag Darner sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zigzag Darner 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 Zigzag Darner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Zigzag Darner sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same genus: Aeshna
The closest relatives of the Zigzag Darner that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (genus Aeshna, Hawkers and Typical Darners) are Paddle-Tailed Darner (about 10%), Subarctic Darner (about 10%) and Lake Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zigzag Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (11 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.
