Palpopleura vestita
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Palpopleura vestita, commonly known as the silver widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in Madagascar, where it has been observed in a variety of habitats, including rice paddies, ponds and swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Widow sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 24 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Widow in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June–September, the lowest months. That is one of Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 340 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Widow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Silver Widow sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Silver Widow that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Madagascar Jungleskimmer (about 40%) and Broad Skimmer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver Widow is recorded against all the insects logged in Mantadia National Park (5 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.
