Paragomphus genei
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Paragomphus genei, the common hooktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hooktail sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 349 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hooktail in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Hooktail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Hooktail sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Paragomphus
The closest relatives of the Common Hooktail that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Paragomphus, Hooktails) are Flapper Hooktail (about 10%), Great Hooktail (about 10%) and Corkscrew Hooktail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hooktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (349 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.
