Ischnura aurora
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ischnura aurora,, the gossamer damselfy or golden dartlet and also known as the aurora bluetail, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. A small apple green damselfly with black thoracic stripes and blue tipped yellow tail.
Male Eyes: Black half moon-like cap above, olive green to dark olive below, which fades to pale olive beneath. Two azure blue spots are present behind the eyes. Thorax: Shining black with two pale grass green stripes; sides are light green and white below. Legs: Pale greenish white with a vertical stripe on the femur, just above the femur - tibia joint. Wings: Transparent. Wing spots: The wing spots are different in fore and hindwings, being rose-red on the forewings and uniform pale grey on the hindwings. Abdomen: Bright reddish yellow. The upper parts of the second and seventh segments have narrow and broad black marks, respectively. A third of the length of the eighth segment and the full length of the ninth segment are blue. The base color of the eighth segment tergite is melanic black.
Female Eyes: Brown half moon-like cap above, green to pale green below. Thorax: Shining black with two orange stripes; sides are pale green. Legs... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aurora Bluetail sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 418 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aurora Bluetail in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aurora Bluetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Aurora Bluetail sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aurora Bluetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (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.
