Calopteryx (Jewelwings) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Calopteryx virgo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Calopteryx splendens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Calopteryx maculata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Calopteryx xanthostoma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteryx aequabilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteryx amata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteryx angustipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~20%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Jewelwings

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 8	~90%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~80%
	Banded Demoiselle			~40%
2	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2 of 8	~50%
	Banded Demoiselle			~30%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 8	~40%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
	Western Demoiselle			~20%
	Copper Demoiselle			~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			<5%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~40%
	Banded Demoiselle			~40%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~30%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~30%
	Superb Jewelwing			~10%
	Appalachian Jewelwing			<5%
6	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~30%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~30%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~30%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
8	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 8	~30%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~30%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
	Western Demoiselle			~10%
	Copper Demoiselle			<5%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~30%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
	Copper Demoiselle			<5%
	Western Demoiselle			<5%
11	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~30%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~30%
12	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
14	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 8	~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~20%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
17	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
19	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Copper Demoiselle			~10%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	River Jewelwing			~10%
21	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	River Jewelwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~30%
	Banded Demoiselle			~30%
2	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 8	~30%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
3	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~30%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
4	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
5	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
	Copper Demoiselle			<5%
6	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
7	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
9	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
10	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~20%
11	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
12	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 8	~20%
	Copper Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
13	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~20%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
14	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 8	~10%
	Copper Demoiselle			~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
15	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
16	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
17	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
18	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
19	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
20	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
21	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
22	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
23	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
24	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
25	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
27	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 8	~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
	Banded Demoiselle			<5%
28	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Ebony Jewelwing			~10%
29	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 8	~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
30	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~10%
	Western Demoiselle			<5%
	Copper Demoiselle			<5%
31	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
32	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
33	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			~10%
34	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
35	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	~10%
	Copper Demoiselle			~10%
36	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
37	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
38	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	~10%
	Banded Demoiselle			~10%
39	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	<5%
	Beautiful Demoiselle			<5%
40	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Copper Demoiselle			<5%
41	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	<5%
	Banded Demoiselle			<5%
42	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
43	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
44	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
45	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
46	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Banded Demoiselle			<5%
47	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
48	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Ebony Jewelwing			<5%
49	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	River Jewelwing			<5%
50	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Banded Demoiselle			<5%
51	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	River Jewelwing			<5%

Jewelwings

Species in this group

Beautiful Demoiselle

Banded Demoiselle

Ebony Jewelwing

Western Demoiselle

Copper Demoiselle

River Jewelwing

Superb Jewelwing

Appalachian Jewelwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Jewelwings

Parks Ranked

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