Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 19 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Eastern Blacktail sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in Moremi Game Reserve (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Southern Banded Groundling (about 40%), Broad Scarlet (about 20%) and Blue Basker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Moremi Game Reserve (8 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.
