Rhyothemis triangularis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Rhyothemis triangularis (sapphire flutterer, lesser blue wing) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in eastern and southern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Sapphire Flutterer sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 209th most-seen of the 765 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Sapphire Flutterer in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Sapphire Flutterer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Asian Sapphire Flutterer sightings, Taipei ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 10%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same genus: Rhyothemis
The closest relatives of the Asian Sapphire Flutterer that you can see in Taipei (genus Rhyothemis, Flutterers) are Common Picture Wing (about 10%) and Pied Sapphire Flutterer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Sapphire Flutterer is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (61 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.
