Orchithemis pulcherrima
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Sentinel sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 201st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Sentinel in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Sentinel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Variable Sentinel sightings, Kuala Lumpur 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 Variable Sentinel that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) 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 Variable Sentinel is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (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.
