Paracercion melanotum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Paracercion melanotum, also known as the eastern lilysquatter, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is known to occur in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Java, Philippines and Thailand.
Species delimitation study based on COI, ITS, and morphological evidence concluded that P. pendulum and P. malayanum were synonymized as junior synonyms of P. melanotum. It is a medium sized damselfly with deep blue eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum with very broad azure blue antehumeral stripes, which are very narrow or missing in Paracercion calamorum. Lateral sides of thorax are blue with a fine black line on the upper part of each lateral suture. No pruinescence compared to P. calamorum. Its wings are transparent and pterostigma is yellow, framed with heavy black nervures. Its abdomen is azure blue with broad black dorsal marks up to segment 7. Segment 2 has a distinct broad dorsal spot shaped like a thistle-head connected narrowly to a fine apical ring. This mark will help to distinguish it from Pseudagrion species. Segment 10 has a narrow mid-dorsal black streak. Female is dull green in colors... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Lilysquatter sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 182 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Lilysquatter in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]'s driest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Lilysquatter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Eastern Lilysquatter sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 10%) and Shanghai (China, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Lilysquatter that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Coromandel Marsh Dart (about 20%), Wandering Midget (about 20%) and Orange-Faced Sprite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Lilysquatter is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (5 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.
