Coryphaeschna ingens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Coryphaeschna ingens, the regal darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Coryphaeschna ingens 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 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Darner in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regal Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Regal Darner sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Aeshnidae
The closest relatives of the Regal Darner that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Common Green Darner (about 10%) and Twilight Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regal Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (10 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.
