Hemistigma albipunctum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot 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.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied-Spot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Pied-Spot sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pied-Spot 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 Pied-Spot 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.
