Leucorrhinia borealis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Leucorrhinia borealis, the boreal whiteface, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Leucorrhinia borealis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Whiteface sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 104 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Whiteface in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boreal Whiteface sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Boreal Whiteface sightings, Riding Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same genus: Leucorrhinia
The closest relatives of the Boreal Whiteface that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (genus Leucorrhinia, Whitefaces) are Belted Whiteface (about 10%) and Dot-Tailed Whiteface (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boreal Whiteface is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (6 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.
