What are the chances of seeing a Vestalaria smaragdina in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vestalaria smaragdina sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Vestalaria smaragdina in Doi Inthanon National Park?
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Vestalaria smaragdina in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to July, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 340 mm in August.
What time of day is best to see a Vestalaria smaragdina?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vestalaria smaragdina sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Vestalaria smaragdina?
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Vestalaria smaragdina sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Vestalaria smaragdina live in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Same family: Calopterygidae
The closest relatives of the Vestalaria smaragdina that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Calopterygidae, Broad-winged Damselflies) are Mnais andersoni (about 40%), Matrona nigripectus (about 30%) and Green Metalwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Vestalaria smaragdina sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vestalaria smaragdina is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (31 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.