Common Parasol

Common Parasol

Neurothemis fluctuans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cat Tien National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

16 Verified sightings at Cat Tien National Park From 2019 to 2026
303 In all 12 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Parasol

Neurothemis fluctuans, the red grasshawk, common parasol or grasshawk dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. fluctuans.html World Dragonflies Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
2 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
8 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
10 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
11 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
12 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
6 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Parasol in Cat Tien National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parasol sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Parasol in Cat Tien National Park?

October

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parasol in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–September, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Common Parasol?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Parasol sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Common Parasol live in Cat Tien National Park?

Same genus: Neurothemis

The closest relatives of the Common Parasol that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (genus Neurothemis, Grasshawks) are Russet Percher (about 40%) and Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Parasol sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Parasol is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien 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.

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