Griseargiolestes fontanus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Griseargiolestes fontanus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, commonly known as a springs flatwing. It is endemic to south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, where it inhabits streams near their springs.
Griseargiolestes fontanus is a medium-sized damselfly, black-green metallic in colour with pale markings; adults have only a slight pruinescence. Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.
Griseargiolestes fontanus appears similar to Griseargiolestes albescens, though with less pruinescence. The genus name Griseargiolestes combines the Latin griseus ("grey" or "pearl-grey") with Argiolestes, the name of a related genus. It refers to the pale pruinescence seen in this group.
The species name fontanus is Latin for "of a spring or fountain", referring to the waterfall near where the species was first recorded. List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Springs Flatwing sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Springs Flatwing in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Springs Flatwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Springs Flatwing sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Argiolestidae
The closest relatives of the Springs Flatwing that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Argiolestidae, Flatwing Family) are Common Flatwing (about 50%) and Flame Flatwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Springs Flatwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (80 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.
