Bradinopyga cornuta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bradinopyga cornuta is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known by the common names horned rock-dweller and flecked wall-skimmer. It is native to much of southeastern Africa, where it is widespread. It lives in open habitat around rock pools. It is threatened by water pollution, but it is not considered to be endangered. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Rockdweller sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May, July, September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Rockdweller in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horned Rockdweller 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 Horned Rockdweller sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Horned Rockdweller 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 Horned Rockdweller is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (60 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.
