Sympetrum vulgatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The vagrant darter, or moustached darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly. The species takes its English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it is likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the common darter (S. striolatum).
The species is common in central and northeast Europe. It breeds in standing water. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Astana | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 3 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 8 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vagrant Darter sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 1144th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vagrant Darter in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vagrant Darter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Vagrant Darter sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%), Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, under 5%).
Same genus: Sympetrum
The closest relatives of the Vagrant Darter that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Sympetrum, Meadowhawks) are Yellow-Winged Darter (about 10%), Nomad (about 10%) and Black Meadowhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vagrant Darter is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (8 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.
