Pied Skimmer

Pied Skimmer

Pseudothemis zonata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

51 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
9 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Skimmer in Tuen Mun?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pied Skimmer in Tuen Mun?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Skimmer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tuen Mun the best place to see a Pied Skimmer?

12th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Pied Skimmer sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ningbo (China, about 20%), Daegu (South Korea, about 20%) and Jinan (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pied Skimmer live in Tuen Mun?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Pied Skimmer that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Common Picture Wing (about 30%), Slender Skimmer (about 20%) and Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Skimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (51 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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