Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and July, the lowest months. Those are among Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in March.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 60%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 40%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Erythrodiplax
The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (genus Erythrodiplax, Dragonlets) are Seaside Dragonlet (about 40%) and Little Blue Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (26 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.
