Agriocnemis femina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 185th most-seen of the 215 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Shanghai's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in December.
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.
13th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Variable Wisp sightings, Shanghai ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 30%), Davao City (Philippines, about 30%) and Kuching (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Wisp that you can see in Shanghai (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Bluetail (about 10%), Dusky Lilysquatter (about 10%) and Eastern Lilysquatter (about 10%), 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 Shanghai (5 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.
