Libellula forensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eight-Spotted Skimmer sighting in Redwood National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 101 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eight-Spotted Skimmer in Redwood National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Redwood National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 360 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eight-Spotted Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Eight-Spotted Skimmer sightings, Redwood National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eight-Spotted Skimmer that you can see in Redwood National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Cardinal Meadowhawk (about 10%), Western Pondhawk (about 10%) and Striped Meadowhawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eight-Spotted Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Redwood National Park (12 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.
