Cratilla metallica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cratilla metallica is a species of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 103 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.
July and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–November, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Common Parasol (about 30%), Orange Skimmer (about 30%) and Blue Marsh Hawk (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (6 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.
