Rhyothemis variegata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Rhyothemis variegata, known as the common picture wing, variegated flutterer, yellow-striped flutterer or yellow-barred flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia, Indochina, southern China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Rhyothemis variegata is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies. The species Rhyothemis variegata was first described in 1763 in Centuria insectorum rariorum, a work associated with Carl Linnaeus.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Picture Wing sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 218 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Picture Wing in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. That is one of Kaohsiung's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Picture Wing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
30th of 45
Of the 45 cities where we can rate Common Picture Wing sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 30th at about 10%. The best odds are in Colachel (India, about 40%), Kota (India, about 40%) and Savar (Bangladesh, about 40%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Common Picture Wing that you can see in Kaohsiung (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Chalky Percher (about 20%), Slender Skimmer (about 20%) and Neurothemis taiwanensis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Picture Wing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaohsiung (58 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.
