Orthetrum robustum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Orthetrum robustum is a freshwater dragonfly species, which occurs in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia. The common name for this species is robust skimmer. It breeds in reedy swamps and woodland close to such swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Skimmer sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd 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.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Skimmer in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Robust Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Robust Skimmer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Robust Skimmer that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Orthetrum) are Julia Skimmer (about 20%), Long Skimmer (about 20%) and Bold Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Robust Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (26 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.
