Vestalis apicalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Vestalis apicalis, or the black-tipped forest glory, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. V. apicalis apicalis is commonly found in the hill streams of Western Ghats.
It is a large metallic emerald-green colored damselfly with brown capped yellowish green eyes. The apices of all wings are broadly tipped with blackish-brown. Female is similar to the male; but dull colors and the apical marking usually paler and less sharply defined. It breeds in forest streams. Commonly seen as a group rest among bushes in forest paths and shades together with Vestalis gracilis.
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| 1 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Forest Glory sighting in Kozhikode on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 138 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Forest Glory in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Kozhikode's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in January.
Only Kozhikode, in our data
Kozhikode is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-Tipped Forest Glory sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Forest Glory is recorded against all the insects logged in Kozhikode (8 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.
