Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum, commonly known as the orange-tailed marsh dart or bi-coloured damsel, is a medium-sized damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a very common species of damselflies in Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sightings, Kuching ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 30%) and Kolkata (India, about 30%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart that you can see in Kuching (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Bluetail (about 20%), Variable Wisp (about 20%) and Blue Riverdamsel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuching (27 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.
