Agriocnemis femina
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Agriocnemis femina, the variable wisp or pinhead wisp, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east Asia to islands in the Pacific.
where it inhabits pools and stagnant water. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp sighting in Yogyakarta on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 141 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June, August and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp in Yogyakarta on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Wisp 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 14 cities where we can rate Variable Wisp sightings, Yogyakarta has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Davao City (Philippines, about 30%) and Kuching (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Wisp that you can see in Yogyakarta (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Orange-Faced Sprite (about 20%), Common Bluetail (about 20%) and Grey Sprite (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Wisp is recorded against all the insects logged in Yogyakarta (31 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.
