Orchithemis pulcherrima
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Sentinel sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 341 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Sentinel in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Sentinel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Variable Sentinel sightings, Singapore has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Sentinel that you can see in Singapore (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Common Parasol (about 40%), Crimson Marsh Glider (about 30%) and Scarlet Skimmer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Sentinel is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (341 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.
