Family

Sylphs

Synlestidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilySynlestidae (Sylphs)

Species in this group

Chlorolestes fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Megalestes kurahashii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Synlestes selysi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Episynlestes albicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlorolestes tessellatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlorolestes umbratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Synlestes weyersii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ecchlorolestes nylephtha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlorolestes conspicuus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sylphs

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 9	~40%
	Forest Malachite			~20%
	White Malachite			~10%
	Queen Malachite			~10%
	Conspicuous Malachite			~10%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~40%
	Forest Needle			~20%
	Southern Whitetip			~20%
3	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~30%
	Mountain Malachite			~30%
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~30%
	Forest Needle			~20%
	Southern Whitetip			~10%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~30%
	Megalestes kurahashii			~30%
6	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Bronze Needle			~10%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Bronze Needle			~10%
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Conspicuous Malachite			<5%