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Stripe-Headed Threadtail

Prodasineura sita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]
January Best month

About the Stripe-Headed Threadtail

Prodasineura sita, the stripe-headed threadtail, is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-Headed Threadtail in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-Headed Threadtail sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 134th 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.

When is the best time to see a Stripe-Headed Threadtail in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

June, August–September and December–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-Headed Threadtail in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and October–November, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Stripe-Headed Threadtail?

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 Stripe-Headed Threadtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Stripe-Headed Threadtail live in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

Same family: Platycnemididae

The closest relatives of the Stripe-Headed Threadtail that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Platycnemididae, White-legged damselflies) are Marsh Dancer (about 20%) and Yellow Featherlegs (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Stripe-Headed Threadtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stripe-Headed Threadtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (8 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.

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