Oxythemis phoenicosceles
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Oxythemis phoenicosceles, the Pepperpants, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and freshwater marshes.
It is the only species in its genus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pepperpants sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 41 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.
February and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pepperpants in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pepperpants sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kibale National Park, in our data
Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pepperpants sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pepperpants that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Slender Jungleskimmer (about 20%) and Lucia Widow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pepperpants is recorded against all the insects logged in Kibale National Park (11 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.
