Palpopleura vestita
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Palpopleura vestita, commonly known as the silver widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in Madagascar, where it has been observed in a variety of habitats, including rice paddies, ponds and swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Widow sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Widow in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July–August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 450 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Widow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Silver Widow sightings, Ranomafana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Silver Widow that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Broad Skimmer (about 30%), Broad Scarlet (about 20%) and Striped Junglewatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver Widow is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (14 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.
