Brachythemis lacustris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Brachythemis lacustris, the red groundling, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Groundling sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th 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.
November to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Groundling in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Groundling 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 Red Groundling sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 30%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Groundling is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (35 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.
