Sympetrum corruptum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Meadowhawk sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th 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 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Meadowhawk in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variegated Meadowhawk sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Variegated Meadowhawk sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 30%), Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 20%) and Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Variegated Meadowhawk that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red Saddlebags (about 20%), Band-Winged Dragonlet (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 Variegated Meadowhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (26 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.
