Pseudagrion rubriceps
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pseudagrion rubriceps, saffron-faced blue dart, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in many tropical Asian countries. It is a medium sized damselfly with bright orange eyes, greenish below. The male is easily distinguished from all other Pseudagrion species by the brilliant reddish-orange face, from which it derives its common name. Its thorax is olive green above and azure blue on the sides. There is a narrow mid-dorsal carina and humeral stripes in black. Abdomen is blue on the sides, broadly marked with black on dorsum, up to segment 8. Segments 9 and 10 are azure blue without any marks. Anal appendages are black.
Eyes, face and thorax of the female is yellowish green, marked as in the male. Color of the abdomen is similar to the male; but paler. Segments 8 and 9 are also black with fine apical blue rings. Segment 10 is pale blue.
Widely distributed throughout the plains and submontane areas. It breeds in weedy streams and ponds. Two subspecies recognized. Pseudagrion rubriceps ceylonicum - Endemic to Sri Lanka Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps - Other Asian countries.
List of odonates of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Faced Sprite sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 442nd most-seen of the 1045 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Faced Sprite in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Singapore's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 100 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Faced Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Orange-Faced Sprite sightings, Singapore ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%), Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same genus: Pseudagrion
The closest relatives of the Orange-Faced Sprite that you can see in Singapore (genus Pseudagrion, Sprites) are Blue Riverdamsel (about 20%) and Look-Alike Sprite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Faced Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (76 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.
