Grey Sprite

Grey Sprite

Pseudagrion pruinosum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Jakarta

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

7 Verified sightings at Jakarta
51 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Sprite in Jakarta?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Sprite sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 188th most-seen of the 239 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 Grey Sprite in Jakarta?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Sprite in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Jakarta's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 370 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Sprite?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Jakarta the best place to see a Grey Sprite?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Grey Sprite sightings, Jakarta ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Grey Sprite live in Jakarta?

Same genus: Pseudagrion

The closest relatives of the Grey Sprite that you can see in Jakarta (genus Pseudagrion, Sprites) are Orange-Faced Sprite (about 10%) and Blue Riverdamsel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey Sprite sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (7 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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