Ischnura hastata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The citrine forktail (Ischnura hastata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Citrine Forktail sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Citrine Forktail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Citrine Forktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Citrine Forktail sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 30%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Citrine Forktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (5 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.
