Somatochlora tenebrosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Somatochlora tenebrosa, the clamp-tipped emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Somatochlora tenebrosa 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 Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clamp-Tipped Emerald sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 513th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clamp-Tipped Emerald in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clamp-Tipped Emerald sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Clamp-Tipped Emerald sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Clamp-Tipped Emerald that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Ebony Jewelwing (about 30%), Common Whitetail (about 20%) and Gray Petaltail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clamp-Tipped Emerald is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains 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.
