Common Flangetail

Common Flangetail

Ictinogomphus pertinax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hangzhou

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

8 Verified sightings at Hangzhou
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
9 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
10 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Flangetail in Hangzhou?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail sighting in Hangzhou on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 107th most-seen of the 172 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 Common Flangetail in Hangzhou?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail in Hangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Hangzhou's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 65 mm in December.

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

Between 7 and 10 am

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

Is Hangzhou the best place to see a Common Flangetail?

5th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Common Flangetail sightings, Hangzhou ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 20%), Naha (Japan, about 10%) and Changsha (China, about 10%).

Where does the Common Flangetail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Flangetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Hangzhou (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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