Hemistigma albipunctum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 430th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied-Spot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pied-Spot sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pied-Spot 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 Pied-Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (14 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.
