Indian Common Clubtail

Indian Common Clubtail

Ictinogomphus rapax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Thrissur

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

16 Verified sightings at Thrissur
16 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Indian Common Clubtail

Ictinogomphus rapax, the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salem 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Bhopal 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
6 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
7 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Indian Common Clubtail in Thrissur?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Common Clubtail sighting in Thrissur on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Indian Common Clubtail in Thrissur?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Common Clubtail in Thrissur on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–July and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Indian Common Clubtail?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Common Clubtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Thrissur the best place to see an Indian Common Clubtail?

Among the best

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Indian Common Clubtail sightings, Thrissur ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salem (India, about 20%), Bhopal (India, about 20%) and Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Indian Common Clubtail live in Thrissur?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Indian Common Clubtail that you can see in Thrissur (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Chalky Percher (about 50%), Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 40%) and Common Picture Wing (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Indian Common Clubtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Indian Common Clubtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Thrissur (16 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.

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