Argiocnemis rubescens
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Argiocnemis rubescens is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as the red-tipped shadefly. It is a widespread species extending from India to southern China, south-east Asia, New Guinea and Australia.
Argiocnemis rubescens prefers fresh still waters such as pools, marshes and swamps. The adult is a small to medium-sized damselfly with a length of 35 to 40mm, and the hindwing less than 22mm. When immature it is a pale reddish brown. The mature male is dark with pale green stripes on the thorax, and red on segments 8 and 9. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat from Shark Bay in the west, across the north of the continent, to about Point Hicks in the south-east. The taxon has been assessed in the IUCN Red List as least concern.
The genus name Argiocnemis is derived from -cnemis, from the Greek κνημίς (knēmis, "greave" or "legging"), a suffix commonly used in damselfly names, and a prefix Argio- of uncertain origin, possibly from the Greek ἀργία (argia, "idleness" or "leisure") or formed as an anagram of Agrio-, based on the genus Agrion.
The species name rubescens is Latin for "becoming red" or "blushing". Edmond de Sélys Longchamps... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Tipped Shadefly sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Tipped Shadefly in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–February, the lowest months. That is one of Gunung Leuser National Park's driest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 700 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Tipped Shadefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Red-Tipped Shadefly sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Red-Tipped Shadefly that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) 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 Red-Tipped Shadefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (10 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.
