Argia emma
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Argia emma, or Emma's dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia emma is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emma's Dancer sighting in Redwood National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Emma's Dancer in Redwood National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Redwood National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 360 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emma's Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Emma's Dancer sightings, Redwood National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yellowstone National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Emma's Dancer that you can see in Redwood National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Sooty Dancer (about 10%) and Vivid Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emma's Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Redwood 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.
