Zyxomma petiolatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Zyxomma petiolatum, known by the common names long-tailed duskdarter, brown dusk hawk and dingy duskflyer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries, New Guinea, northern Australia and islands in the Pacific.
It is a medium-sized chocolate-brown colored dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Female is similar to the males. It breeds in small pools, ponds, swamps and slow flowing rivers. It is crepuscular but may also be active during overcast days. Usually seen in the evening as an extremely rapid flyer, flying low over water-bodies, hawking midges and mosquitoes. In daytime it roosts among vegetation and can be difficult to find.
The genus name Zyxomma is derived from the Greek ζεῦξις (zeuxis, "yoking" or "joining together") and ὄμμα (omma, "eye"), referring to the large, adjoining eyes. The species name petiolatum is derived from the Latin petiolus ("small foot" or "leaf stalk"), referring to the excessively slender part of the abdomen.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kollam | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Dusk-Darter sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 385th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Dusk-Darter in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among Taipei's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Dusk-Darter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Dingy Dusk-Darter sightings, Taipei ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 20%), Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%) and Ponnani (India, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dingy Dusk-Darter that you can see in Taipei (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Neurothemis taiwanensis (about 30%), Crimson-Tailed Marsh Hawk (about 20%) and Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Dusk-Darter is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (19 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.
