Pseudagrion massaicum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pseudagrion massaicum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maasai Sprite sighting in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 39 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Maasai Sprite in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Pilanesberg National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 130 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maasai Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Maasai Sprite sightings, Pilanesberg National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maasai Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Pilanesberg National Park (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.
