Pseudagrion hamoni
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pseudagrion hamoni, the swarthy sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hamon's Sprite sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hamon's Sprite in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hamon's Sprite 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 2 parks where we can rate Hamon's Sprite sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Pseudagrion
The closest relatives of the Hamon's Sprite that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Pseudagrion, Sprites) are Maasai Sprite (about 20%) and Black Sprite (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hamon's Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (14 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.
