Argia hinei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The lavender dancer (Argia hinei) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to the western United States from west Texas to southern California, as well as adjacent regions of northern Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Dancer sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Dancer in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lavender 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 Lavender Dancer sightings, Saguaro National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Lavender Dancer that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%), Kiowa Dancer (about 10%) and Amethyst Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lavender Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (56 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.
