Pseudagrion hamoni
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pseudagrion hamoni, the swarthy sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hamon's Sprite sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hamon's Sprite in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hamon's Sprite 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hamon's Sprite sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Pseudagrion
The closest relatives of the Hamon's Sprite that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Pseudagrion, Sprites) are Cherry-Eye Sprite (about 10%), Maasai Sprite (about 10%) and Powder-Faced Sprite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hamon's Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (143 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.
