Lestes (Pond Spreadwings) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Lestes barbarus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes viridulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes sponsa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes tridens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes macrostigma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes virgatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes tenuatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes dryas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes dorothea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes disjunctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes rectangularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes virens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes plagiatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes congener

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes vigilax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lestes uncifer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lestes pallidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pond Spreadwings

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 17	~20%
	Dark Spreadwing			~20%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~20%
	Smoky Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 17	~20%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~20%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~20%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Emerald-Striped Spreadwing			~20%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Spreadwing			~20%
7	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~20%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			~20%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~10%
	Sickle Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Pallid Spreadwing			<5%
10	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Dark Spreadwing			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			~10%
	Swamp Spreadwing			<5%
12	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
13	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			~10%
14	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
15	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 17	~10%
	Forest Spreadwing			~10%
16	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			<5%
17	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~10%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
20	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
21	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			~10%
22	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			~10%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
24	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Smoky Spreadwing			~10%
28	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
2	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 17	~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
3	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 17	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
4	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
5	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
6	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			<5%
7	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 17	~10%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
8	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
9	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
10	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 17	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
12	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
13	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Pallid Spreadwing			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
15	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
16	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Emerald-Striped Spreadwing			~10%
17	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
18	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
19	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Smoky Spreadwing			<5%
20	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	<5%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
21	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Spreadwing			<5%
22	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 17	<5%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
23	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
24	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			<5%
25	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
26	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
27	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
28	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
29	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
30	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
31	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
32	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
33	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
34	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
35	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
36	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%

Pond Spreadwings

Species in this group

Migrant Spreadwing

Emerald-Striped Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing

African Spotted Spreadwing

Dark Spreadwing

Smoky Spreadwing

Blue-Striped Spreadwing

Emerald Spreadwing

Forest Spreadwing

Northern Spreadwing

Slender Spreadwing

Small Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing

Spotted Spreadwing

Swamp Spreadwing

Sickle Spreadwing

Pallid Spreadwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pond Spreadwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked