Dancing Shadow-Emerald

Dancing Shadow-Emerald

Idionyx victor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hong Kong

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
July Best month

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 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dancing Shadow-Emerald in Hong Kong?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Shadow-Emerald sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1005th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dancing Shadow-Emerald in Hong Kong?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Shadow-Emerald in Hong Kong on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Dancing Shadow-Emerald?

Only Hong Kong, in our data

Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dancing Shadow-Emerald sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Dancing Shadow-Emerald live in Hong Kong?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Dancing Shadow-Emerald that you can see in Hong Kong (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Blue Marsh Hawk (about 30%), Indigo Dropwing (about 20%) and Crimson-Tailed Marsh Hawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dancing Shadow-Emerald sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dancing Shadow-Emerald is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (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.

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