Nesciothemis farinosa
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Nesciothemis farinosa, the eastern blacktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and November–February
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Blacktail in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Blacktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Eastern Blacktail sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Blacktail that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Southern Banded Groundling (about 50%), Broad Scarlet (about 40%) and Lucia Widow (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Blacktail is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
