Family

Spiketails

Cordulegastridae

5 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyCordulegastridae (Spiketails)

Species in this group

Cordulegaster boltonii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anotogaster sieboldii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cordulegaster diadema

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cordulegaster bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anotogaster gregoryi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spiketails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
2	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~20%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			~20%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
6	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
7	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
8	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~20%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~20%
9	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Apache Spiketail			~10%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Brown Spiketail			~10%
11	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	~10%
	Anotogaster gregoryi			~10%
12	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~10%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~10%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Brown Spiketail			~10%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Brown Spiketail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~10%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			~10%
2	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~10%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			~10%
3	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	~10%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			~10%
4	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			<5%
5	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			<5%
6	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 5	<5%
	Jumbo Dragonfly			<5%
7	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	<5%
	Golden-Ringed Dragonfly			<5%
8	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	<5%
	Apache Spiketail			<5%

Spiketails

Species in this group

Golden-Ringed Dragonfly

Jumbo Dragonfly

Apache Spiketail

Brown Spiketail

Anotogaster gregoryi

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spiketails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked