Ictinogomphus decoratus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ictinogomphus decoratus, the common flangetail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly found in Southeast Asia. The species is considered of least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th 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.
May to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in February to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Flangetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Common Flangetail sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 30%), Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 20%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Common Flangetail that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Common Parasol (about 30%), Crimson Marsh Glider (about 30%) and Orange Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Flangetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (16 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.
