Sympetrum pallipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sympetrum pallipes, the striped meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum pallipes is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Meadowhawk sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Meadowhawk in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Meadowhawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Striped Meadowhawk sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Meadowhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (23 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.
