Hemistigma albipunctum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied-Spot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pied-Spot sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pied-Spot 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 Pied-Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (79 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.
