Orthetrum migratum
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Orthetrum migratum is an Australian freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae. The common name for this species is rosy skimmer. It inhabits streams, boggy seepages, riverine pools and swamps across northern Australia.
Orthetrum migratum is a medium-sized dragonfly with a body that can be yellow-green or grey-brown to dark blue. The abdomen of a male is red and evenly tapered, while the abdomen of a female is coloured a yellow-green-brown.
The genus name Orthetrum is derived from the Greek ὀρθός (orthos, "straight") and ἦτρον (ētron, "abdomen"), referring to the parallel-sided abdomen of the genus. The species name migratum is derived from the Latin migro ("to migrate" or "to move"), referring to immigration into Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Skimmer sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 43 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Skimmer in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Litchfield National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 400 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosy Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Litchfield National Park, in our data
Litchfield National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rosy Skimmer sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Orthetrum
The closest relatives of the Rosy Skimmer that you can see in Litchfield National Park (genus Orthetrum) are Slender Skimmer (about 10%) and Blue Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rosy Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Litchfield National Park (21 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.
