Common Flashwing

Common Flashwing

Vestalis amethystina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Singapore

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

551 Verified sightings at Singapore
January Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Flashwing in Singapore?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flashwing sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 551 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Flashwing in Singapore?

January and June

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flashwing in Singapore on a given day, against about 10% in February–May and July–December, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Common Flashwing?

Only Singapore, in our data

Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Common Flashwing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Common Flashwing live in Singapore?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Common Flashwing that you can see in Singapore (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Common Parasol (about 40%), Crimson Marsh Glider (about 30%) and Scarlet Skimmer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Flashwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Flashwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (551 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.

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