Catshead Sprite

Catshead Sprite

Pseudagrion coeleste

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In all 2 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Catshead Sprite

Pseudagrion coeleste (catshead sprite) is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Catshead Sprite in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Catshead Sprite sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 316 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.

When is the best time to see a Catshead Sprite in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

March–June and December–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Catshead Sprite in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and July–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Catshead Sprite?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Catshead Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is iSimangaliso Wetland Park the best place to see a Catshead Sprite?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Catshead Sprite sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chobe National Park (Botswana, about 10%).

Where does the Catshead Sprite sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Catshead Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (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.

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