What are the chances of seeing a Coeliccia albicauda in Kuala Lumpur?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coeliccia albicauda sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 116th most-seen of the 323 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 Coeliccia albicauda in Kuala Lumpur?
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coeliccia albicauda in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–June and October–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Coeliccia albicauda?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coeliccia albicauda sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Coeliccia albicauda?
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coeliccia albicauda sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Coeliccia albicauda live in Kuala Lumpur?
Same family: Platycnemididae
The closest relatives of the Coeliccia albicauda that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Platycnemididae, White-legged damselflies) are Yellow Featherlegs (about 10%) and Collared Threadtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Coeliccia albicauda sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coeliccia albicauda is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (15 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.