Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months. That is one of iSimangaliso Wetland Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 30 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Eastern Blacktail sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Lucia Widow (about 30%), Violet Dropwing (about 30%) and Southern Banded Groundling (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (56 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.
