What are the chances of seeing a Telephone Sylvan in Singapore?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Telephone Sylvan sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 119 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Telephone Sylvan in Singapore?
February–July and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Telephone Sylvan in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in January and August–October, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Telephone Sylvan?
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Telephone Sylvan sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Telephone Sylvan live in Singapore?
Same family: Platycnemididae
The closest relatives of the Telephone Sylvan that you can see in Singapore (family Platycnemididae, White-legged damselflies) are Orange-Striped Threadtail (about 10%), Crescent Threadtail (about 10%) and Collared Threadtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Telephone Sylvan sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Telephone Sylvan is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (119 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.