Slender Jungleskimmer

Slender Jungleskimmer

Hadrothemis infesta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kibale National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

6 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Slender Jungleskimmer

Hadrothemis infesta is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and intermittent freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Slender Jungleskimmer in Kibale National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Jungleskimmer sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th 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.

When is the best time to see a Slender Jungleskimmer in Kibale National Park?

March, August–September and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Jungleskimmer in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Slender Jungleskimmer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Jungleskimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Slender Jungleskimmer?

Only Kibale National Park, in our data

Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Slender Jungleskimmer sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Slender Jungleskimmer live in Kibale National Park?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Slender Jungleskimmer that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Pepperpants (about 20%) and Lucia Widow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Slender Jungleskimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Slender Jungleskimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kibale National Park (6 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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