Erythrodiplax minuscula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Erythrodiplax minuscula, the little blue dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax minuscula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Blue Dragonlet sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st 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.
June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Blue Dragonlet in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in May and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Blue 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Little Blue Dragonlet sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Erythrodiplax
The closest relatives of the Little Blue Dragonlet that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (genus Erythrodiplax, Dragonlets) are Seaside Dragonlet (about 40%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Blue Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (27 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.
