Agriocnemis femina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Agriocnemis femina, the variable wisp or pinhead wisp, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east Asia to islands in the Pacific.
where it inhabits pools and stagnant water. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Wisp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Variable Wisp sightings, Kuching ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 30%) and Davao City (Philippines, about 30%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Wisp that you can see in Kuching (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart (about 30%), Common Bluetail (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 Variable Wisp is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuching (9 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.
