Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer

Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer

Cratilla metallica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Danum Valley Conservation Area

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
44 In all 6 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer

Cratilla metallica is a species of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
2 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

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

Where does the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (5 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.

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