Anax indicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anax indicus is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It is a big dragonfly with blue eyes, pale green thorax and dark brown abdomen with bright yellowish-red markings on the sides. Its wings are transparent; but there are brown patches on the inner half of the hind-wings. Segment 1 and sides of segment 2 of the abdomen are pale green. The dorsum of segment 2 is blue with a narrow and broken transverse carina in the midst of the segment in addition to the broad terminal carinae. The dorsal side of segment 3 is blue with a black longitudinal mid-dorsal black line and sides are silvery white. The remaining segments are dark brown with yellowish-red dots on the sides. Segments 4 to 6 are with a pair of bright yellowish-red spots. On 7-8 these spots combine to form a continuous yellow band. Segments 9 to 10 are with a pair of large yellowish-red spots. Anal appendages are dark brown; the superiors have a triangular projection at the middle of their inner margin.
This dragonfly looks similar to Anax guttatus; but can be identifiable by contiguous yellow spots on the posterior abdomen... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elephant Emperor sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 164th most-seen of the 318 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elephant Emperor in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Hyderabad's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in August.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elephant Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Elephant Emperor sightings, Hyderabad has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bengaluru (India, under 5%) and Chennai (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elephant Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (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.
