Libellago adami
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Libellago adami, Adam's gem, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are streams and lowland wet zone rivers, where there is fast flowing waters exist. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Adam's Gem sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 107th most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Adam's Gem in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October, the lowest months.
Only Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], in our data
Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Adam's Gem sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Adam's Gem that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 40%), Common Picture Wing (about 30%) and Ditch Jewel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Adam's Gem is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (11 verified sightings), 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.
