Gracious Wisp

Gracious Wisp

Agriocnemis gratiosa

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gracious Wisp

Agriocnemis gratiosa is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gracious Wisp in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gracious Wisp sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gracious Wisp in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gracious Wisp in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and June–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gracious Wisp?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gracious Wisp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Gracious Wisp?

Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gracious Wisp sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Gracious Wisp live in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Gracious Wisp that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Citril (about 30%), Common Bluetail (about 20%) and Sailing Bluet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gracious Wisp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gracious Wisp is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (7 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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