Genus

Whitetails

Plathemis

1 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusPlathemis (Whitetails)

Species in this group

Plathemis lydia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whitetails

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	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
5	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
9	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Whitetail			<5%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Whitetail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Whitetail			~20%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
6	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
7	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
8	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
9	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
10	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
12	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
13	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
14	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
15	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
16	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
17	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
18	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
19	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Whitetail			~10%
20	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Whitetail			<5%

Whitetails

Species in this group

Common Whitetail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Whitetails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked