Aethriamanta gracilis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pond Adjutant sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 10 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.
February, April–June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pond Adjutant in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pond Adjutant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pond Adjutant sightings, Jakarta ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pond Adjutant that you can see in Jakarta (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red Percher (about 40%), Orange Skimmer (about 40%) and Slender Skimmer (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pond Adjutant is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (10 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.
