Hemistigma albipunctum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-Spot in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied-Spot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pied-Spot sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pied-Spot 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 Pied-Spot is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (6 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.
