Genus

Tropical Pennants

Brachymesia

3 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusBrachymesia (Tropical Pennants)

Species in this group

Brachymesia gravida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brachymesia herbida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brachymesia furcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tropical Pennants

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~20%
	Tawny Pennant			<5%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	~20%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
3	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	~20%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~20%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
5	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~20%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~20%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~10%
	Tawny Pennant			<5%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
2	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~20%
3	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~20%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
6	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Tawny Pennant			~10%
7	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			~10%
8	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
9	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			<5%
10	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
11	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			~10%
12	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
13	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Tawny Pennant			<5%
14	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
16	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-Tailed Pennant			<5%
17	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Four-Spotted Pennant			<5%

Tropical Pennants

Species in this group

Four-Spotted Pennant

Tawny Pennant

Red-Tailed Pennant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tropical Pennants

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked