Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 261 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th 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 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 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 Eastern Blacktail sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Southern Banded Groundling (about 20%), Violet Dropwing (about 20%) and Orange-Winged Dropwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (261 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.
