Pseudagrion draconis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pseudagrion draconis is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is commonly known as the mountain sprite. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Sprite sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Sprite in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–September, the lowest months. Those are among Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mountain Sprite sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (57 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.
