Macrodiplax balteata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Macrodiplax balteata, the marl pennant, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Macrodiplax. It occurs in the southern United States, the Caribbean and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 189 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.
August and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marl Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Marl Pennant sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Padre Island National Seashore (United States, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Marl Pennant that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Seaside Dragonlet (about 40%), Blue Dasher (about 20%) and Eastern Pondhawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marl Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (84 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.
