Ictinogomphus decoratus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Ictinogomphus decoratus, the common flangetail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly found in Southeast Asia. The species is considered of least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Flangetail in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Flangetail 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Flangetail sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Gomphidae
The closest relatives of the Common Flangetail that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Gomphidae, Clubtails) are Gomphidictinus perakensis (about 10%), Abbott's Tiger (about 10%) and Lamelligomphus castor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Flangetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (29 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.
