Genus

Chasers and King Skimmers

Libellula

16 species in our catalog · found in 59 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusLibellula (Chasers and King Skimmers)

Species in this group

Libellula vibrans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Libellula fulva

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Libellula needhami

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Libellula saturata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Libellula herculea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Libellula quadrimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Libellula depressa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Libellula pulchella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula croceipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula comanche

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula incesta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula semifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula luctuosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula forensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libellula cyanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Libellula axilena

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

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chasers and King Skimmers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~60%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~50%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Painted Skimmer			~10%
2	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 16	~40%
	Scarce Chaser			~40%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~40%
	Needham's Skimmer			~30%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
4	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~40%
	Flame Skimmer			~30%
	Comanche Skimmer			~10%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~40%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Comanche Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~40%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~20%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 16	~40%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Spangled Skimmer			<5%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~30%
	Needham's Skimmer			~30%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~30%
	Flame Skimmer			~30%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
10	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~30%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
11	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 16	~30%
	Hercules Skimmer			~30%
12	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~30%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 16	~20%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Spangled Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Bar-Winged Skimmer			<5%
14	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
15	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
19	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
20	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
21	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
22	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~20%
	Hercules Skimmer			~20%
25	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
26	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
27	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 16	~20%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 16	~20%
	Hercules Skimmer			~20%
30	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~20%
	Scarce Chaser			~20%
31	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
32	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~20%
	Hercules Skimmer			~20%
33	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
34	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
35	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
36	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
39	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
40	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
42	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
43	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
44	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
45	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
47	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
48	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
49	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
50	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
51	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
52	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
53	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
54	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
55	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
56	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
57	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
58	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
59	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 16	<5%
	Hercules Skimmer			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 16	~50%
	Widow Skimmer			~20%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Comanche Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
2	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 16	~40%
	Widow Skimmer			~20%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Comanche Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			<5%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
	Needham's Skimmer			<5%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 16	~40%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
4	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 16	~40%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Spangled Skimmer			<5%
5	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~30%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 16	~30%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
7	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	3 of 16	~30%
	Scarce Chaser			~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
8	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~30%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
9	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 16	~30%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
	Needham's Skimmer			<5%
	Bar-Winged Skimmer			<5%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
10	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
11	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 16	~20%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 16	~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Great Blue Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
13	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 16	~20%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
14	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
15	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~20%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
16	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 16	~20%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
17	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
18	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
19	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~20%
	Slaty Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
20	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 16	~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
21	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 16	~20%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
22	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 16	~20%
	Great Blue Skimmer			<5%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Painted Skimmer			<5%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
23	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
24	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
25	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
26	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	Needham's Skimmer			~10%
	Slaty Skimmer			<5%
	Great Blue Skimmer			<5%
27	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
28	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
29	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 16	~20%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
30	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~20%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
31	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~20%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
	Needham's Skimmer			<5%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
32	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 16	~20%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
33	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 16	~20%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
34	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~20%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Eight-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
35	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			~10%
36	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
	Scarce Chaser			<5%
37	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Scarce Chaser			<5%
38	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
39	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 16	~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
40	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
41	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
42	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Scarce Chaser			<5%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
43	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
44	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
45	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
46	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
47	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 16	~10%
	Scarce Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
48	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
49	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
50	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
51	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
52	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
53	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 16	~10%
	Neon Skimmer			~10%
	Flame Skimmer			~10%
54	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
55	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Widow Skimmer			<5%
56	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Scarce Chaser			<5%
57	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			<5%
58	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 16	~10%
	Four-Spotted Skimmer			~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			<5%
59	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 16	~10%
	Hercules Skimmer			~10%
60	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Broad-Bodied Chaser			~10%

Chasers and King Skimmers

Species in this group

Great Blue Skimmer

Scarce Chaser

Needham's Skimmer

Flame Skimmer

Hercules Skimmer

Four-Spotted Skimmer

Broad-Bodied Chaser

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer

Neon Skimmer

Comanche Skimmer

Slaty Skimmer

Painted Skimmer

Widow Skimmer

Eight-Spotted Skimmer

Spangled Skimmer

Bar-Winged Skimmer

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Chasers and King Skimmers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked