Nannophya pygmaea
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly, or tiny dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Pygmy sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Pygmy in Bako National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August and November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet Pygmy sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Scarlet Pygmy sightings, Bako National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Scarlet Pygmy that you can see in Bako National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Straight-Edge Red Parasol (about 50%), Treehugger (about 50%) and Grenadier (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet Pygmy is recorded against all the insects logged in Bako National Park (10 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.
