Urothemis assignata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Urothemis assignata, the red basker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Basker sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th 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.
September and November–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Basker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–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 Red Basker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red Basker sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 20%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Basker is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (16 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.
