Argia lugens
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Argia lugens, the sooty dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia lugens is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Dancer sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 114 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Dancer in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sooty Dancer sightings, Zion National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%) and Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Zion National Park (51 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.
