Robust Jungle-skimmer

Robust Jungle-skimmer

Hadrothemis coacta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Odzala-Kokoua National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Odzala-Kokoua National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Robust Jungle-skimmer

Hadrothemis coacta, the robust jungle-skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and intermittent freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Robust Jungle-skimmer in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Jungle-skimmer sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Robust Jungle-skimmer in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

April

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Jungle-skimmer in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Robust Jungle-skimmer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Robust Jungle-skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Robust Jungle-skimmer?

Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data

Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Robust Jungle-skimmer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Robust Jungle-skimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Robust Jungle-skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (5 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.

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