Anaciaeschna triangulifera
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Anaciaeschna triangulifera is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Hawker sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Hawker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Evening Hawker sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Aeshnidae
The closest relatives of the Evening Hawker that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Blue Emperor (about 20%) and Vagrant Emperor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Evening Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (21 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.
