Archibasis mimetes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Archibasis mimetes is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as a blue-banded longtail. It is a medium-sized damselfly; the male is bright blue and black. It has been recorded from New Guinea and northern Australia,
where it inhabits streams. The genus name Archibasis is derived from the Greek ἀρχή (archē, "beginning" or "origin") and βάσις (basis, "base"), referring to the distinctly narrowed base of the wings. The species name mimetes is derived from the Greek μιμητής (mimētēs, "imitator"). Robin Tillyard named this species of damselfly for its close resemblance to Pseudagrion australasiae.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Banded Longtail sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd most-seen of the 856 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.
February–March, August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Banded Longtail in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Banded Longtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-Banded Longtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-Banded Longtail that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Red-Breasted Longtail (about 10%) and Red-Tipped Shadefly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Banded Longtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
