Macrodiplax balteata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macrodiplax balteata, the marl pennant, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Macrodiplax. It occurs in the southern United States, the Caribbean and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 74 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 and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marl Pennant in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among Padre Island National Seashore's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marl Pennant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Marl Pennant sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Marl Pennant that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red Saddlebags (about 20%), Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 20%) and Variegated Meadowhawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marl Pennant is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (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.
