Genus

Widows

Palpopleura

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusPalpopleura (Widows)

Species in this group

Palpopleura lucia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Palpopleura vestita

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Palpopleura sexmaculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Palpopleura portia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Widows

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~40%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
	Portia Widow			~10%
2	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	Lucia Widow			~40%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~30%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
4	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	~30%
	Silver Widow			~30%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~30%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
	Portia Widow			~10%
7	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	~20%
	Silver Widow			~20%
8	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
9	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~20%
	Asian Widow			~20%
10	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
11	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~10%
	Portia Widow			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	2 of 4	~60%
	Lucia Widow			~40%
	Portia Widow			~30%
2	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 4	~50%
	Lucia Widow			~40%
	Portia Widow			~20%
3	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	~40%
	Silver Widow			~40%
4	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 4	~40%
	Lucia Widow			~40%
5	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~40%
	Portia Widow			~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
6	Cotonou	🇧🇯 Benin	1 of 4	~30%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
7	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~30%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
8	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 4	~30%
	Lucia Widow			~30%
9	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Lucia Widow			~20%
	Portia Widow			<5%
10	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 4	~20%
	Portia Widow			~20%
11	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Lucia Widow			~10%
12	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Asian Widow			<5%

Widows

Species in this group

Lucia Widow

Silver Widow

Asian Widow

Portia Widow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Widows

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked