Paragomphus genei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Paragomphus genei, the common hooktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hooktail sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hooktail in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Hooktail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Common Hooktail sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Common Hooktail that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Orange-Winged Dropwing (about 20%), Lucia Widow (about 20%) and Southern Banded Groundling (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hooktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (6 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.
