Erythrodiplax umbrata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
Erythrodiplax umbrata, the band-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax umbrata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Band-Winged Dragonlet in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in April and May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Band-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 11th at about 20%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 60%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 40%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Band-Winged Dragonlet that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red Saddlebags (about 20%), Variegated Meadowhawk (about 20%) and Eastern Pondhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (36 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.
