Pseudagrion aureofrons
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The gold-fronted riverdamsel (Pseudagrion aureofrons) is a damselfly species in the family Coenagrionidae. Its body length is 36 millimeters. They are also known as gold-fronted sprites. Gold-fronted riverdamsels can be found near running or still water. They usually fly close to the surface of water, sometimes resting on floating material. They may not be as abundant as their relative the blue riverdamsel, but they are easily recognized by their golden-yellow faces and thorax. Its status is fairly common. They can be found cruising above the water on sunny days along slow-flowing sections of creeks.
This damselfly species can be found in all mainland Australian States. The genus name Pseudagrion is derived from the Greek ψευδής (pseudēs, "false" or "not true"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies.
The species name aureofrons is derived from the Latin aureus ("golden") and frons ("forehead" or "brow"), referring to the distinctive golden-yellow colour on the front of the head. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Fronted Riverdamsel sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Fronted Riverdamsel in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Fronted Riverdamsel 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 Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gold-Fronted Riverdamsel sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Fronted Riverdamsel is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (44 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.
