Sympetrum corruptum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Meadowhawk sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th 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–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Meadowhawk in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 35 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 Variegated Meadowhawk sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Variegated Meadowhawk sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 30%), Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 20%) and Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variegated Meadowhawk is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (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.
