Trithemis pluvialis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Trithemis pluvialis, the russet dropwing (also known as river dropwing), is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It occurs in Africa south of Kenya. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Russet Dropwing sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 588th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet Dropwing in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet Dropwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Russet Dropwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trithemis
The closest relatives of the Russet Dropwing that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Trithemis, Dropwings) are Violet Dropwing (about 20%), Orange-Winged Dropwing (about 20%) and Red-Veined Dropwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet Dropwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (7 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.
